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