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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 74 · 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.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
  3. 3.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
  4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) adds up marks (d) talks to the devices
  5. 5.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  8. 8.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) writing a story (c) drawing a kite (d) making a budget table
  9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) runs the other programs (c) manages all the files (d) shares memory among apps
  10. 10.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) talks to the devices
  14. 14.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  18. 18.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
  19. 19.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) opens a website (c) shares memory among apps (d) manages all the files
  21. 21.True or false: making a budget table is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  23. 23.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖥️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  31. 31.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) typing a letter
  35. 35.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  40. 40.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. typing a letter
  3. as the computer starts
  4. talks to the devices
  5. True
  6. drawing a kite
  7. an app
  8. writing a story
  9. plays a song
  10. False
  11. True
  12. False
  13. types a letter
  14. a spreadsheet
  15. an app
  16. the operating system
  17. a word processor
  18. adding up marks
  19. False
  20. opens a website
  21. False
  22. the operating system
  23. False
  24. an operating system
  25. True
  26. True
  27. False
  28. False
  29. an app
  30. an app
  31. True
  32. software
  33. the operating system
  34. colouring a picture
  35. True
  36. True
  37. True
  38. a web browser
  39. an app
  40. True

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