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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 905 · 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: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) adding up marks (d) writing a story
  3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  4. 4.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a song (c) starts up the computer (d) manages all the files
  8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  11. 11.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  13. 13.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
  16. 16.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  20. 20.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) adds up marks (c) draws a picture (d) runs the other programs
  25. 25.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
  27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  28. 28.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
  30. 30.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  32. 32.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) draws a picture
  33. 33.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  35. 35.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) talks to the devices (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop
  37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  38. 38.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  39. 39.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
  40. 40.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. writing a story
  3. a paint program
  4. False
  5. False
  6. a word processor
  7. plays a song
  8. an app
  9. the operating system
  10. a spreadsheet
  11. True
  12. the operating system
  13. True
  14. True
  15. a paint program
  16. False
  17. False
  18. False
  19. an app
  20. True
  21. False
  22. True
  23. the operating system
  24. runs the other programs
  25. False
  26. shares memory among apps
  27. a web browser
  28. True
  29. colouring a picture
  30. False
  31. an app
  32. starts up the computer
  33. False
  34. the operating system
  35. True
  36. adds up marks
  37. a spreadsheet
  38. software
  39. opening a website
  40. False

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