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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 906 · 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) draws a picture (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) shares memory among apps
  2. 2.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a game (d) manages all the files
  6. 6.🧰 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
  7. 7.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
  10. 10.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) typing a letter
  13. 13.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) runs the other programs
  14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  15. 15.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) plays a song (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
  19. 19.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) shares memory among apps (d) adds up marks
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) starts up the computer
  21. 21.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
  23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) opens a website (c) shares memory among apps (d) manages all the files
  25. 25.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  27. 27.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) an operating system
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) plays a game (c) manages all the files (d) adds up marks
  31. 31.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) adds up marks (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
  34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) opens a website (c) adds up marks (d) types a letter
  35. 35.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
  36. 36.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) adding up marks
  38. 38.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  40. 40.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. draws a picture
  2. False
  3. True
  4. True
  5. plays a game
  6. a paint program
  7. True
  8. False
  9. making slides for a talk
  10. True
  11. False
  12. opening a website
  13. runs the other programs
  14. an app
  15. False
  16. True
  17. the operating system
  18. plays a song
  19. shares memory among apps
  20. starts up the computer
  21. True
  22. adding up marks
  23. a presentation program
  24. opens a website
  25. True
  26. a spreadsheet
  27. an operating system
  28. the operating system
  29. the operating system
  30. manages all the files
  31. True
  32. True
  33. adds up marks
  34. talks to the devices
  35. typing a letter
  36. False
  37. drawing a kite
  38. False
  39. a word processor
  40. False

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