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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 67 · 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 spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
  2. 2.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) shares memory among apps (c) draws a picture (d) plays a song
  4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  5. 5.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) opens a website
  6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  7. 7.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
  8. 8.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) writing a story
  9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) starts up the computer (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks
  11. 11.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) an operating system (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  14. 14.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
  17. 17.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  19. 19.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) adds up marks (d) talks to the devices
  21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
  22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
  24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  25. 25.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  26. 26.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) plays a game (d) shows the desktop
  34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  35. 35.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  37. 37.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: making a budget table is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) typing a letter

Answer key

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

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