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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 425 · 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) manages all the files (b) shares memory among apps (c) shows the desktop (d) opens a website
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) adding up marks (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
  3. 3.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
  4. 4.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) draws a picture (c) opens a website (d) plays a song
  7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  8. 8.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
  9. 9.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  13. 13.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  15. 15.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  16. 16.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) talks to the devices (c) shows the desktop (d) manages all the files
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
  23. 23.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  24. 24.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  28. 28.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) an operating system (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  29. 29.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) adding up marks (b) making a budget table (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
  32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  33. 33.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  36. 36.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  38. 38.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) shares memory among apps (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices
  39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) opens a website (d) talks to the devices
  40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks

Answer key

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

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