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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 280 · 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: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) making a budget table (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
  3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
  4. 4.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) when we sneeze (c) as the computer starts (d) only at night
  8. 8.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
  10. 10.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) talks to the devices (c) plays a song (d) draws a picture
  12. 12.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  13. 13.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
  15. 15.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) starts up the computer (c) adds up marks (d) opens a website
  16. 16.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) runs the other programs (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks
  18. 18.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a song
  23. 23.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
  25. 25.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) draws a picture (d) manages all the files
  27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  28. 28.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) opens a website (d) shares memory among apps
  30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  32. 32.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) typing a letter
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  34. 34.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) typing a letter
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop
  37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
  38. 38.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  40. 40.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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