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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 797 · 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 an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) opens a website (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
  2. 2.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
  3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
  4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  5. 5.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  6. 6.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a song (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
  8. 8.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) drawing a kite (c) writing a story (d) colouring a picture
  12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) manages all the files (d) adds up marks
  13. 13.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
  15. 15.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  19. 19.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) opens a website (c) draws a picture (d) runs the other programs
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
  23. 23.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a game (c) plays a song (d) draws a picture
  25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  26. 26.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  30. 30.True or false: making a budget table is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  32. 32.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  38. 38.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  40. 40.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. opens a website
  2. as the computer starts
  3. a spreadsheet
  4. a word processor
  5. software
  6. an operating system
  7. plays a song
  8. False
  9. False
  10. False
  11. writing a story
  12. manages all the files
  13. True
  14. making slides for a talk
  15. False
  16. False
  17. True
  18. an app
  19. adding up marks
  20. runs the other programs
  21. the operating system
  22. drawing a kite
  23. True
  24. shows the desktop
  25. an app
  26. True
  27. False
  28. False
  29. the operating system
  30. False
  31. a presentation program
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. an app
  38. False
  39. the operating system
  40. False

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