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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 703 · 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) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) starts up the computer (d) types a letter
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) opens a website (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a game
  3. 3.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  5. 5.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) shares memory among apps (c) types a letter (d) plays a song
  6. 6.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  7. 7.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
  8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  9. 9.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
  10. 10.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) making a budget table
  12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  13. 13.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  16. 16.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) starts up the computer (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  22. 22.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) an operating system (d) a paint program
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) starts up the computer (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a game
  24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  26. 26.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) manages all the files (c) types a letter (d) opens a website
  30. 30.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  33. 33.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
  35. 35.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) draws a picture
  37. 37.🧰 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
  38. 38.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
  39. 39.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: adding up marks is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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