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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 429 · 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: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) adds up marks (c) starts up the computer (d) manages all the files
  3. 3.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  5. 5.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) talks to the devices
  9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a song
  10. 10.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) opening a website (d) colouring a picture
  11. 11.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) adding up marks (d) making a budget table
  12. 12.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) drawing a kite
  15. 15.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  18. 18.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a game (d) talks to the devices
  20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  21. 21.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
  22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a song (d) draws a picture
  24. 24.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  26. 26.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  30. 30.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  32. 32.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a game (c) shares memory among apps (d) types a letter
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shares memory among apps (c) runs the other programs (d) opens a website
  36. 36.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: opening a website is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) shows the desktop (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps

Answer key

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

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