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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 331 · 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 a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) manages all the files (c) adds up marks (d) runs the other programs
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
  3. 3.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) when we sneeze (c) only at night (d) after we print
  4. 4.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) an operating system
  5. 5.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) writing a story (b) adding up marks (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
  10. 10.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) adds up marks (d) starts up the computer
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  14. 14.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  18. 18.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) making a budget table
  19. 19.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) making a budget table
  23. 23.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) colouring a picture (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
  24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  25. 25.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) talks to the devices (c) opens a website (d) plays a game
  27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) runs the other programs (c) shares memory among apps (d) talks to the devices
  28. 28.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) shows the desktop (d) adds up marks
  30. 30.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  32. 32.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) manages all the files (d) plays a song
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  37. 37.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
  40. 40.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table

Answer key

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

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