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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 800 · 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 done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) opening a website (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
  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.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  4. 4.🖥️ 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
  5. 5.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  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 program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a song (c) plays a game (d) talks to the devices
  10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) runs the other programs (c) shows the desktop (d) opens a website
  15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  16. 16.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) making slides for a talk (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
  17. 17.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) adds up marks (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
  19. 19.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
  20. 20.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  24. 24.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) starts up the computer (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a game
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  31. 31.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
  32. 32.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a song (c) adds up marks (d) shares memory among apps
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) adds up marks
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shows the desktop (c) types a letter (d) shares memory among apps
  37. 37.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
  40. 40.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) shows the desktop (c) plays a song (d) talks to the devices

Answer key

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

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