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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 526 · 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) adds up marks (b) plays a game (c) talks to the devices (d) types a letter
  2. 2.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) talks to the devices (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a song
  4. 4.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  5. 5.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  7. 7.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
  8. 8.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  12. 12.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) typing a letter (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
  14. 14.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) runs the other programs (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop
  18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) types a letter (c) draws a picture (d) runs the other programs
  20. 20.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
  21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a song (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a game
  22. 22.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖥️ 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
  24. 24.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
  25. 25.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  29. 29.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) starts up the computer (c) adds up marks (d) opens a website
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  32. 32.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) only at night
  33. 33.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
  34. 34.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  37. 37.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
  38. 38.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) plays a game (c) talks to the devices (d) shows the desktop
  39. 39.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

Answer key

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

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