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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 444 · 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 web browser? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
  2. 2.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts
  3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) opens a website (c) plays a game (d) runs the other programs
  5. 5.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) shows the desktop (d) types a letter
  7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  8. 8.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) shares memory among apps (c) draws a picture (d) adds up marks
  12. 12.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) starts up the computer (c) shows the desktop (d) runs the other programs
  13. 13.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) types a letter (c) manages all the files (d) opens a website
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  18. 18.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a song (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
  20. 20.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) starts up the computer (d) draws a picture
  24. 24.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  31. 31.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) talks to the devices (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a game
  32. 32.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) adding up marks (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
  35. 35.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  38. 38.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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