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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 546 · 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) opens a website (b) draws a picture (c) starts up the computer (d) adds up marks
  2. 2.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  5. 5.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  7. 7.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) when we sneeze (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts
  8. 8.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  10. 10.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  12. 12.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
  14. 14.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 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
  17. 17.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
  19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  20. 20.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  23. 23.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  27. 27.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  30. 30.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a game (d) plays a song
  32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  33. 33.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  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: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a song
  38. 38.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
  40. 40.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. starts up the computer
  2. False
  3. True
  4. an app
  5. software
  6. an app
  7. as the computer starts
  8. True
  9. the operating system
  10. True
  11. a word processor
  12. True
  13. making slides for a talk
  14. False
  15. False
  16. a spreadsheet
  17. True
  18. opening a website
  19. the operating system
  20. False
  21. True
  22. a spreadsheet
  23. True
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a word processor
  27. False
  28. drawing a kite
  29. the operating system
  30. True
  31. runs the other programs
  32. the operating system
  33. False
  34. True
  35. an app
  36. True
  37. shows the desktop
  38. False
  39. typing a letter
  40. False

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