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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 913 · 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 the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) starts up the computer
  2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  3. 3.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  6. 6.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
  7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  8. 8.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) typing a letter
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  10. 10.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) draws a picture (c) starts up the computer (d) talks to the devices
  11. 11.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) an operating system (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  13. 13.True or false: adding up marks is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) types a letter (c) adds up marks (d) plays a song
  17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) manages all the files (c) shares memory among apps (d) opens a website
  19. 19.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) runs the other programs
  21. 21.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) when we sneeze
  22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
  24. 24.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  26. 26.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  27. 27.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  29. 29.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a song (c) plays a game (d) types a letter
  31. 31.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
  33. 33.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
  35. 35.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  37. 37.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
  38. 38.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
  40. 40.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) starts up the computer (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop

Answer key

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

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