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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 314 · 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: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) starts up the computer (c) manages all the files (d) draws a picture
  3. 3.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) typing a letter
  4. 4.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  7. 7.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  10. 10.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) draws a picture (c) adds up marks (d) runs the other programs
  12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  13. 13.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  15. 15.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) writing a story (d) colouring a picture
  16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  18. 18.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) only at night
  19. 19.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) opens a website (c) shares memory among apps (d) runs the other programs
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) shares memory among apps (c) talks to the devices (d) adds up marks
  25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  26. 26.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  28. 28.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  32. 32.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  34. 34.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) plays a game (c) draws a picture (d) types a letter
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) draws a picture (c) adds up marks (d) plays a song
  37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  38. 38.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

Answer key

  1. False
  2. draws a picture
  3. making slides for a talk
  4. True
  5. False
  6. a spreadsheet
  7. an operating system
  8. a paint program
  9. the operating system
  10. False
  11. runs the other programs
  12. the operating system
  13. adding up marks
  14. the operating system
  15. colouring a picture
  16. the operating system
  17. an app
  18. as the computer starts
  19. False
  20. True
  21. False
  22. opening a website
  23. opens a website
  24. adds up marks
  25. a web browser
  26. False
  27. a spreadsheet
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. an app
  32. True
  33. an app
  34. True
  35. shares memory among apps
  36. manages all the files
  37. an app
  38. False
  39. False
  40. an app

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