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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

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

Answer key

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

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