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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 643 · 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) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
  2. 2.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  4. 4.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
  5. 5.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) only at night (c) when we sneeze (d) as the computer starts
  6. 6.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
  8. 8.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) shares memory among apps (d) adds up marks
  15. 15.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) adding up marks (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
  18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a game (c) opens a website (d) draws a picture
  20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) starts up the computer (c) plays a game (d) runs the other programs
  23. 23.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) starts up the computer (c) adds up marks (d) shares memory among apps
  25. 25.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) draws a picture (c) plays a song (d) plays a game
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) types a letter (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
  29. 29.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shows the desktop (b) opens a website (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
  31. 31.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) shows the desktop
  33. 33.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  36. 36.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) adding up marks (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
  38. 38.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

Answer key

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

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