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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 356 · 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.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) when we sneeze (c) after we print (d) only at night
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
  3. 3.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) draws a picture (c) starts up the computer (d) talks to the devices
  8. 8.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) adds up marks (c) shows the desktop (d) draws a picture
  13. 13.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) talks to the devices (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks
  15. 15.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  22. 22.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  23. 23.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) an operating system (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  24. 24.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) types a letter (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
  27. 27.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) opening a website (d) adding up marks
  30. 30.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  32. 32.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) manages all the files (c) adds up marks (d) opens a website
  33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) colouring a picture (b) making slides for a talk (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
  35. 35.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (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) runs the other programs
  37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) draws a picture (c) opens a website (d) plays a game
  39. 39.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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