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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 776 · 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: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  3. 3.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) adding up marks (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
  4. 4.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  5. 5.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) opening a website (d) typing a letter
  7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  8. 8.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  10. 10.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
  12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
  13. 13.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) talks to the devices (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a game
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  15. 15.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) making a budget table
  16. 16.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) making a budget table
  17. 17.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
  18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  19. 19.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) runs the other programs (c) draws a picture (d) talks to the devices
  21. 21.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) talks to the devices (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
  23. 23.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  25. 25.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a song
  26. 26.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) an operating system
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  28. 28.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) when we sneeze (c) after we print (d) only at night
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  31. 31.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) types a letter
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a game (c) runs the other programs (d) opens a website
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
  38. 38.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) types a letter (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture

Answer key

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

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