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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 49 · 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.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  2. 2.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  4. 4.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) types a letter (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
  5. 5.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) drawing a kite
  6. 6.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  11. 11.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) an operating system (d) a paint program
  12. 12.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  15. 15.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) adds up marks (c) runs the other programs (d) types a letter
  16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  17. 17.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a game (c) plays a song (d) talks to the devices
  18. 18.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
  21. 21.True or false: adding up marks is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) starts up the computer
  23. 23.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
  24. 24.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  27. 27.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  29. 29.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  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 program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  32. 32.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
  33. 33.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) manages all the files (c) draws a picture (d) runs the other programs
  35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  37. 37.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) adding up marks (d) colouring a picture
  38. 38.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) writing a story

Answer key

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

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