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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 582 · 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.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) shares memory among apps (c) talks to the devices (d) manages all the files
  3. 3.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  8. 8.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) writing a story
  9. 9.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) making a budget table
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) runs the other programs (c) shows the desktop (d) talks to the devices
  12. 12.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) as the computer starts (c) only at night (d) after we print
  16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) opens a website (c) draws a picture (d) starts up the computer
  17. 17.🖥️ 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
  18. 18.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a song
  21. 21.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) runs the other programs (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
  22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) plays a game (d) shares memory among apps
  24. 24.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  28. 28.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) draws a picture (c) shows the desktop (d) manages all the files
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) draws a picture (d) runs the other programs
  32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  35. 35.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
  36. 36.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) writing a story (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
  39. 39.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  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. False
  2. adds up marks
  3. False
  4. False
  5. an app
  6. an app
  7. a web browser
  8. opening a website
  9. False
  10. typing a letter
  11. plays a game
  12. True
  13. False
  14. False
  15. as the computer starts
  16. starts up the computer
  17. an operating system
  18. True
  19. True
  20. shows the desktop
  21. types a letter
  22. a paint program
  23. shares memory among apps
  24. True
  25. False
  26. True
  27. software
  28. making a budget table
  29. draws a picture
  30. the operating system
  31. runs the other programs
  32. the operating system
  33. the operating system
  34. a paint program
  35. making slides for a talk
  36. False
  37. False
  38. drawing a kite
  39. True
  40. an app

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