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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 390 · 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 done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) adding up marks (d) making a budget table
  2. 2.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) adding up marks (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
  5. 5.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — 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) manages all the files (c) talks to the devices (d) opens a website
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) shares memory among apps (c) manages all the files (d) runs the other programs
  9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) manages all the files (c) starts up the computer (d) draws a picture
  10. 10.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
  11. 11.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) plays a game (c) draws a picture (d) types a letter
  15. 15.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  17. 17.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) when we sneeze
  18. 18.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
  19. 19.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) manages all the files (c) types a letter (d) plays a song
  21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) starts up the computer (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
  22. 22.True or false: making a budget table is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  24. 24.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) colouring a picture
  25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  27. 27.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  31. 31.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
  35. 35.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  37. 37.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: adding up marks is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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