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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 706 · 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 program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  3. 3.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
  4. 4.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
  5. 5.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
  6. 6.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  7. 7.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a game (d) plays a song
  9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) opens a website (d) runs the other programs
  10. 10.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  14. 14.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  17. 17.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) shows the desktop (c) plays a game (d) starts up the computer
  19. 19.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) plays a song (d) shows the desktop
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) manages all the files (c) draws a picture (d) plays a song
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) opens a website
  25. 25.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shows the desktop (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
  28. 28.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  30. 30.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  32. 32.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
  34. 34.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
  37. 37.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

Answer key

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

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