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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 493 · 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) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
  2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  3. 3.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
  4. 4.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) making slides for a talk (c) colouring a picture (d) drawing a kite
  5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
  6. 6.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) runs the other programs
  8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  9. 9.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) an operating system (d) a word processor
  10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a game (c) talks to the devices (d) types a letter
  11. 11.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) drawing a kite (d) making a budget table
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) runs the other programs (c) talks to the devices (d) manages all the files
  16. 16.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
  17. 17.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  19. 19.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  21. 21.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) opens a website (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
  23. 23.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 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
  26. 26.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  27. 27.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) starts up the computer
  28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) shows the desktop
  29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) runs the other programs (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
  33. 33.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  35. 35.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  37. 37.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

Answer key

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

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