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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 634 · 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: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  3. 3.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
  4. 4.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  6. 6.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) starts up the computer (c) types a letter (d) runs the other programs
  7. 7.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) starts up the computer (c) shows the desktop (d) manages all the files
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  11. 11.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a game
  14. 14.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  15. 15.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
  16. 16.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  19. 19.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) starts up the computer (d) types a letter
  22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  25. 25.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  28. 28.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
  30. 30.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) when we sneeze (c) only at night (d) after we print
  31. 31.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) drawing a kite
  33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) shows the desktop (c) draws a picture (d) opens a website
  34. 34.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) runs the other programs (c) shows the desktop (d) manages all the files
  37. 37.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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