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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 370 · 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 the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) talks to the devices
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) types a letter (c) shares memory among apps (d) starts up the computer
  3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  4. 4.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  6. 6.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) when we sneeze (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
  9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) adds up marks (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
  10. 10.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) an operating system
  11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  13. 13.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a game (c) manages all the files (d) runs the other programs
  16. 16.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  24. 24.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) adding up marks (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
  26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  27. 27.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) shows the desktop (c) adds up marks (d) plays a song
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a game (c) starts up the computer (d) opens a website
  32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) opens a website
  33. 33.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
  34. 34.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  37. 37.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) shows the desktop (c) talks to the devices (d) draws a picture
  39. 39.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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