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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 459 · 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: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) opens a website (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
  3. 3.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) typing a letter
  4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  5. 5.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) shows the desktop (c) draws a picture (d) plays a song
  7. 7.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a song (d) shares memory among apps
  9. 9.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) writing a story (c) making a budget table (d) adding up marks
  11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  14. 14.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
  16. 16.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
  19. 19.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
  21. 21.True or false: “shares memory among apps” 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) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  24. 24.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) adding up marks (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
  25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) starts up the computer (c) shares memory among apps (d) types a letter
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  28. 28.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) starts up the computer (c) opens a website (d) draws a picture
  30. 30.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
  31. 31.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) runs the other programs (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
  35. 35.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  38. 38.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) drawing a kite
  40. 40.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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