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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 803 · 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) adds up marks (b) starts up the computer (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices
  2. 2.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) runs the other programs (d) adds up marks
  4. 4.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
  5. 5.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
  6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  9. 9.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
  10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
  11. 11.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
  13. 13.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
  15. 15.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) an operating system (d) a paint program
  16. 16.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) drawing a kite
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  19. 19.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) draws a picture (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop
  22. 22.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) draws a picture (c) opens a website (d) shares memory among apps
  25. 25.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) adding up marks
  26. 26.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  27. 27.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  31. 31.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
  35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  37. 37.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  40. 40.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) making a budget table (c) writing a story (d) typing a letter

Answer key

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

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