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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 479 · 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 the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) opens a website (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a song
  2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  5. 5.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  7. 7.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) when we sneeze (c) after we print (d) only at night
  8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) plays a song (d) manages all the files
  10. 10.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  12. 12.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
  15. 15.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) adds up marks (d) draws a picture
  16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  17. 17.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) plays a song
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) shares memory among apps (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
  20. 20.True or false: opening a website is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) opens a website (c) runs the other programs (d) shares memory among apps
  24. 24.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) adding up marks (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
  26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  27. 27.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  29. 29.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
  31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) shows the desktop (d) draws a picture
  32. 32.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  34. 34.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a game (c) draws a picture (d) runs the other programs
  36. 36.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) colouring a picture
  37. 37.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) types a letter (c) draws a picture (d) adds up marks
  39. 39.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet

Answer key

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

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