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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 922 · 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: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
  3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) starts up the computer (c) shows the desktop (d) manages all the files
  4. 4.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a game (c) runs the other programs (d) talks to the devices
  5. 5.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  8. 8.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) when we sneeze (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts
  9. 9.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
  10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  12. 12.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  14. 14.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
  15. 15.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) making a budget table (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
  16. 16.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (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 program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
  19. 19.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
  22. 22.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
  25. 25.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  28. 28.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) types a letter (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
  29. 29.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
  31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) talks to the devices (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a song
  33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  34. 34.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) adds up marks (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
  36. 36.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  40. 40.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. making slides for a talk
  3. adds up marks
  4. plays a game
  5. True
  6. False
  7. the operating system
  8. as the computer starts
  9. adding up marks
  10. a presentation program
  11. the operating system
  12. software
  13. the operating system
  14. a spreadsheet
  15. drawing a kite
  16. False
  17. the operating system
  18. a word processor
  19. a word processor
  20. an app
  21. a web browser
  22. False
  23. a spreadsheet
  24. a paint program
  25. False
  26. an app
  27. the operating system
  28. types a letter
  29. True
  30. an operating system
  31. an app
  32. plays a song
  33. a paint program
  34. False
  35. shares memory among apps
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. an app
  40. False

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