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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 868 · 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.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) manages all the files (d) shows the desktop
  3. 3.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  6. 6.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shares memory among apps (c) manages all the files (d) types a letter
  7. 7.True or false: making a budget table is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  10. 10.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  14. 14.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) opens a website (c) plays a song (d) starts up the computer
  16. 16.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  18. 18.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
  22. 22.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) an operating system (d) a web browser
  24. 24.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  25. 25.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) adds up marks (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a game
  29. 29.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
  32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  33. 33.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) as the computer starts
  34. 34.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
  37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) shares memory among apps (c) adds up marks (d) manages all the files
  38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  40. 40.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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