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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 76 · 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: making slides for a talk is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
  5. 5.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  6. 6.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
  11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  12. 12.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  14. 14.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  16. 16.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) manages all the files (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop
  17. 17.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) only at night
  19. 19.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  23. 23.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) an operating system (d) a word processor
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) runs the other programs (c) shows the desktop (d) draws a picture
  27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  29. 29.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  31. 31.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
  38. 38.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  40. 40.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. an app
  3. a presentation program
  4. manages all the files
  5. software
  6. True
  7. True
  8. drawing a kite
  9. the operating system
  10. a spreadsheet
  11. a spreadsheet
  12. False
  13. a word processor
  14. True
  15. a paint program
  16. adds up marks
  17. False
  18. as the computer starts
  19. True
  20. False
  21. typing a letter
  22. the operating system
  23. False
  24. True
  25. an operating system
  26. draws a picture
  27. a word processor
  28. the operating system
  29. True
  30. the operating system
  31. False
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. True
  37. shows the desktop
  38. False
  39. an app
  40. True

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