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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 376 · 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.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
  3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  4. 4.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
  6. 6.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  8. 8.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) only at night
  9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) starts up the computer (c) plays a song (d) adds up marks
  10. 10.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) manages all the files (c) plays a song (d) shares memory among apps
  12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  13. 13.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) shares memory among apps (c) talks to the devices (d) runs the other programs
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
  16. 16.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
  17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
  18. 18.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  20. 20.🖥️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  23. 23.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
  25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) talks to the devices
  26. 26.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) adds up marks (c) plays a song (d) manages all the files
  29. 29.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) runs the other programs (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
  32. 32.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) plays a game (c) plays a song (d) draws a picture
  33. 33.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
  35. 35.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
  38. 38.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
  39. 39.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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