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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 269 · 40 questions
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Remember (Manager or worker?): The operating system starts the computer, shows the desktop, manages files and memory and runs other programs. Apps do one job each: word processor = typing, paint program = drawing, web browser = websites. Spreadsheet = number tables and marks; presentation program = slides for a talk.

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  1. 1.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) opening a website (d) adding up marks
  2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) adds up marks
  4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) shows the desktop (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
  5. 5.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) an operating system (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  6. 6.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
  7. 7.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a game (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
  9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) manages all the files (c) plays a song (d) starts up the computer
  12. 12.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) only at night
  15. 15.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  18. 18.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
  19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) talks to the devices (d) draws a picture
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
  23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  25. 25.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
  27. 27.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) adding up marks (d) colouring a picture
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) runs the other programs (c) manages all the files (d) types a letter
  30. 30.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  34. 34.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  37. 37.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

Answer key

  1. opening a website
  2. the operating system
  3. adds up marks
  4. shows the desktop
  5. an operating system
  6. drawing a kite
  7. shares memory among apps
  8. plays a game
  9. a word processor
  10. an app
  11. plays a song
  12. False
  13. False
  14. as the computer starts
  15. True
  16. False
  17. software
  18. making a budget table
  19. an app
  20. an app
  21. talks to the devices
  22. making slides for a talk
  23. a web browser
  24. the operating system
  25. False
  26. manages all the files
  27. False
  28. typing a letter
  29. types a letter
  30. True
  31. False
  32. an app
  33. a spreadsheet
  34. False
  35. True
  36. the operating system
  37. False
  38. True
  39. False
  40. the operating system

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