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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 849 · 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 the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) talks to the devices (d) draws a picture
  2. 2.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) manages all the files
  4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  5. 5.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) shares memory among apps (c) starts up the computer (d) types a letter
  6. 6.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  8. 8.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  10. 10.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  11. 11.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) adding up marks
  12. 12.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
  13. 13.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
  15. 15.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) adding up marks (c) writing a story (d) typing a letter
  16. 16.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) shows the desktop (d) opens a website
  20. 20.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) types a letter (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a game
  24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  25. 25.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) only at night
  26. 26.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  29. 29.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  31. 31.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
  33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  34. 34.🧰 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 spreadsheet
  35. 35.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) making a budget table (c) writing a story (d) colouring a picture
  37. 37.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) draws a picture (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
  39. 39.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) adds up marks (c) manages all the files (d) shows the desktop
  40. 40.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story

Answer key

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

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