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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

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

Answer key

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

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