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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 961 · 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) plays a song (b) manages all the files (c) adds up marks (d) plays a game
  2. 2.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
  3. 3.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
  7. 7.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) writing a story (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
  8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) types a letter (c) starts up the computer (d) shows the desktop
  9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  10. 10.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
  12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
  13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
  14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) adds up marks (c) runs the other programs (d) opens a website
  15. 15.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  17. 17.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) draws a picture (c) talks to the devices (d) adds up marks
  21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  22. 22.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
  23. 23.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
  24. 24.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) opens a website (d) shows the desktop
  26. 26.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) as the computer starts (c) only at night (d) after we print
  27. 27.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
  28. 28.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shares memory among apps (c) opens a website (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.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) draws a picture (c) starts up the computer (d) opens a website
  34. 34.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) shows the desktop (c) manages all the files (d) adds up marks
  37. 37.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
  39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  40. 40.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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