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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 439 · 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: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  5. 5.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
  6. 6.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a game (d) starts up the computer
  7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a game (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
  9. 9.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) draws a picture (c) plays a song (d) talks to the devices
  11. 11.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) an operating system (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  13. 13.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) making a budget table
  14. 14.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) draws a picture (c) talks to the devices (d) starts up the computer
  18. 18.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) opens a website (c) shares memory among apps (d) talks to the devices
  21. 21.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
  25. 25.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) starts up the computer
  27. 27.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  29. 29.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
  32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  33. 33.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) adding up marks (c) colouring a picture (d) typing a letter
  35. 35.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) making slides for a talk (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  37. 37.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  39. 39.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. a web browser
  4. the operating system
  5. as the computer starts
  6. plays a game
  7. the operating system
  8. shows the desktop
  9. False
  10. talks to the devices
  11. True
  12. an operating system
  13. writing a story
  14. False
  15. True
  16. True
  17. draws a picture
  18. True
  19. True
  20. opens a website
  21. False
  22. True
  23. False
  24. making slides for a talk
  25. True
  26. starts up the computer
  27. False
  28. an app
  29. drawing a kite
  30. an app
  31. runs the other programs
  32. an app
  33. True
  34. typing a letter
  35. adding up marks
  36. the operating system
  37. False
  38. the operating system
  39. False
  40. the operating system

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