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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 645 · 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 a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a song (c) draws a picture (d) plays a game
  2. 2.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  7. 7.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) adds up marks (d) starts up the computer
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  10. 10.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  11. 11.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a game (c) shows the desktop (d) draws a picture
  13. 13.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shows the desktop (c) manages all the files (d) opens a website
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) opens a website (c) plays a song (d) shares memory among apps
  15. 15.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) shares memory among apps (c) talks to the devices (d) runs the other programs
  17. 17.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
  18. 18.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) colouring a picture (d) making a budget table
  19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  20. 20.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) after we print
  21. 21.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) adding up marks (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
  22. 22.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  24. 24.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
  29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) draws a picture (c) runs the other programs (d) opens a website
  32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shares memory among apps (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a game
  33. 33.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  36. 36.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
  38. 38.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser

Answer key

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

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