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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 367 · 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) types a letter (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) shows the desktop
  2. 2.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  4. 4.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  9. 9.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) writing a story
  10. 10.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a game
  12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) plays a game (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
  13. 13.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  16. 16.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) opens a website (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a song
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
  23. 23.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  25. 25.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) when we sneeze (c) after we print (d) only at night
  28. 28.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) writing a story
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) opens a website (c) shares memory among apps (d) runs the other programs
  31. 31.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) manages all the files (c) plays a song (d) talks to the devices
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  36. 36.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  39. 39.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

Answer key

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

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