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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 42 · 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.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
  3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a song (c) shares memory among apps (d) starts up the computer
  4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) adds up marks (c) manages all the files (d) opens a website
  5. 5.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  7. 7.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) draws a picture (c) shares memory among apps (d) runs the other programs
  10. 10.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
  12. 12.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  14. 14.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) adds up marks (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
  19. 19.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  20. 20.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
  22. 22.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) writing a story
  24. 24.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  26. 26.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  31. 31.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
  35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  36. 36.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) manages all the files (c) opens a website (d) starts up the computer
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  40. 40.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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