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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 808 · 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: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) manages all the files (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks
  3. 3.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  4. 4.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  6. 6.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shows the desktop (c) manages all the files (d) types a letter
  9. 9.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) writing a story
  10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) shares memory among apps (c) opens a website (d) draws a picture
  11. 11.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
  13. 13.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  15. 15.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) opens a website (c) runs the other programs (d) shows the desktop
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  19. 19.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  20. 20.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  22. 22.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) runs the other programs (c) shares memory among apps (d) adds up marks
  24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) opens a website (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
  29. 29.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  31. 31.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) making a budget table
  32. 32.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  34. 34.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  36. 36.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  40. 40.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. manages all the files
  3. an operating system
  4. True
  5. a word processor
  6. True
  7. as the computer starts
  8. types a letter
  9. adding up marks
  10. shares memory among apps
  11. True
  12. opening a website
  13. True
  14. a spreadsheet
  15. False
  16. opens a website
  17. the operating system
  18. an app
  19. a web browser
  20. False
  21. an app
  22. True
  23. adds up marks
  24. the operating system
  25. an app
  26. an app
  27. the operating system
  28. talks to the devices
  29. software
  30. a spreadsheet
  31. colouring a picture
  32. False
  33. a paint program
  34. False
  35. a paint program
  36. True
  37. True
  38. False
  39. the operating system
  40. True

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