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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 617 · 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 presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
  2. 2.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  3. 3.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) starts up the computer (d) draws a picture
  5. 5.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) runs the other programs (c) adds up marks (d) draws a picture
  6. 6.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) runs the other programs (d) shows the desktop
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) talks to the devices (c) plays a game (d) types a letter
  9. 9.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  11. 11.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
  12. 12.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a song (c) shares memory among apps (d) starts up the computer
  13. 13.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) runs the other programs (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
  14. 14.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
  15. 15.True or false: opening a website is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
  17. 17.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  19. 19.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  21. 21.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) shows the desktop
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
  24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  25. 25.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  31. 31.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
  32. 32.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) types a letter (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
  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.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  35. 35.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  37. 37.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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