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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 309 · 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) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
  3. 3.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) adding up marks (b) making slides for a talk (c) colouring a picture (d) drawing a kite
  4. 4.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
  5. 5.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
  8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  9. 9.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  12. 12.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  13. 13.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) shares memory among apps
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) types a letter (c) runs the other programs (d) shares memory among apps
  15. 15.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
  17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  18. 18.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  20. 20.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.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
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a song
  23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  25. 25.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  28. 28.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) draws a picture
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) starts up the computer
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  32. 32.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  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 presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) shows the desktop
  37. 37.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
  40. 40.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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