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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 273 · 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 paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) shows the desktop (c) plays a game (d) adds up marks
  3. 3.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
  4. 4.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
  5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
  6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) opens a website (c) runs the other programs (d) adds up marks
  7. 7.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
  8. 8.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) plays a song (d) runs the other programs
  12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  14. 14.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) talks to the devices (d) draws a picture
  17. 17.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
  20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  21. 21.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shows the desktop (c) adds up marks (d) runs the other programs
  25. 25.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
  28. 28.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) adding up marks
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  31. 31.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) adding up marks (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
  33. 33.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) manages all the files (c) plays a song (d) draws a picture
  35. 35.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  37. 37.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  39. 39.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) making a budget table
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

Answer key

  1. drawing a kite
  2. shows the desktop
  3. an operating system
  4. as the computer starts
  5. a word processor
  6. runs the other programs
  7. opening a website
  8. False
  9. software
  10. an app
  11. plays a song
  12. an app
  13. a word processor
  14. True
  15. an app
  16. talks to the devices
  17. True
  18. False
  19. colouring a picture
  20. a paint program
  21. False
  22. True
  23. True
  24. adds up marks
  25. False
  26. False
  27. making a budget table
  28. adding up marks
  29. the operating system
  30. a presentation program
  31. True
  32. writing a story
  33. False
  34. manages all the files
  35. True
  36. a spreadsheet
  37. True
  38. the operating system
  39. typing a letter
  40. the operating system

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