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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 534 · 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 an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) manages all the files (c) opens a website (d) shows the desktop
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) types a letter (d) plays a song
  3. 3.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  8. 8.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  9. 9.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
  10. 10.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
  11. 11.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) adding up marks (d) making a budget table
  12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  13. 13.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shows the desktop (c) runs the other programs (d) draws a picture
  15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
  19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  21. 21.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  24. 24.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) an operating system (d) a web browser
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  28. 28.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) talks to the devices (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a song
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) plays a song (c) adds up marks (d) shares memory among apps
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) talks to the devices (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
  31. 31.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
  33. 33.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  36. 36.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  39. 39.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a game (c) draws a picture (d) adds up marks

Answer key

  1. opens a website
  2. manages all the files
  3. True
  4. False
  5. an app
  6. a presentation program
  7. a spreadsheet
  8. software
  9. writing a story
  10. as the computer starts
  11. typing a letter
  12. a paint program
  13. False
  14. draws a picture
  15. an app
  16. a word processor
  17. the operating system
  18. starts up the computer
  19. an app
  20. the operating system
  21. True
  22. a web browser
  23. the operating system
  24. True
  25. True
  26. an operating system
  27. an app
  28. plays a song
  29. shares memory among apps
  30. adds up marks
  31. False
  32. a paint program
  33. False
  34. False
  35. an app
  36. False
  37. the operating system
  38. a word processor
  39. False
  40. talks to the devices

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