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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 340 · 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) runs the other programs (b) starts up the computer (c) shares memory among apps (d) types a letter
  2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  3. 3.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  5. 5.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  8. 8.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) adding up marks
  9. 9.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
  10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  11. 11.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  14. 14.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) as the computer starts (c) after we print (d) only at night
  15. 15.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
  17. 17.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
  18. 18.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  20. 20.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a game (c) draws a picture (d) opens a website
  22. 22.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
  26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a game (c) runs the other programs (d) starts up the computer
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  30. 30.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
  31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) runs the other programs (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks
  32. 32.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  35. 35.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
  37. 37.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  40. 40.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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