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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 95 · 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.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) adding up marks (c) opening a website (d) colouring a picture
  3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  4. 4.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a game (c) plays a song (d) draws a picture
  6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a game (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
  7. 7.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) types a letter (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices
  10. 10.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a game (c) shares memory among apps (d) talks to the devices
  11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
  12. 12.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  14. 14.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shows the desktop (c) shares memory among apps (d) adds up marks
  18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) runs the other programs (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks
  19. 19.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  20. 20.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) opening a website (c) adding up marks (d) making a budget table
  21. 21.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) starts up the computer (c) opens a website (d) shows the desktop
  25. 25.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) when we sneeze (c) as the computer starts (d) after we print
  26. 26.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
  27. 27.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  29. 29.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) an operating system (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  33. 33.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
  35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a song
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) types a letter (c) adds up marks (d) plays a game
  37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  40. 40.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk

Answer key

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

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