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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 458 · 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) shows the desktop (b) talks to the devices (c) opens a website (d) shares memory among apps
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) runs the other programs (c) shares memory among apps (d) adds up marks
  3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  4. 4.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) an operating system (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  5. 5.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
  6. 6.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a song (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
  9. 9.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
  11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shows the desktop (c) runs the other programs (d) draws a picture
  15. 15.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
  16. 16.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) shares memory among apps (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
  17. 17.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  20. 20.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  21. 21.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
  23. 23.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  25. 25.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  29. 29.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) runs the other programs (c) types a letter (d) plays a song
  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: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) adding up marks
  35. 35.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  38. 38.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
  39. 39.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
  40. 40.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture

Answer key

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

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