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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 951 · 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 done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) adding up marks (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
  2. 2.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
  3. 3.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  5. 5.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
  6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  7. 7.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) talks to the devices
  9. 9.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖥️ 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
  12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  13. 13.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
  14. 14.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) manages all the files (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
  18. 18.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  20. 20.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) shares memory among apps (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a song
  27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  28. 28.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
  29. 29.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) shares memory among apps
  31. 31.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  33. 33.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
  37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
  38. 38.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

Answer key

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

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