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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 63 · 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.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
  3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  4. 4.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) making a budget table (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
  5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  6. 6.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) drawing a kite (d) colouring a picture
  9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) opens a website
  10. 10.🖥️ 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
  11. 11.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
  12. 12.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shows the desktop (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) adds up marks
  14. 14.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a song (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
  17. 17.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  19. 19.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) draws a picture (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a song
  23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) types a letter
  25. 25.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  27. 27.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a song (d) draws a picture
  29. 29.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) talks to the devices (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
  32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  33. 33.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  38. 38.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware

Answer key

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

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