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Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 965 · 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: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a game (c) types a letter (d) talks to the devices
  3. 3.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
  4. 4.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) shares memory among apps
  6. 6.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  9. 9.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
  13. 13.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
  14. 14.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
  15. 15.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
  16. 16.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) plays a song (c) manages all the files (d) runs the other programs
  17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) shows the desktop (c) adds up marks (d) shares memory among apps
  18. 18.🧰 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
  19. 19.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
  20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
  22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
  24. 24.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
  26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
  27. 27.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
  29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) plays a song (d) adds up marks
  30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) adds up marks (c) runs the other programs (d) draws a picture
  31. 31.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) colouring a picture
  33. 33.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
  35. 35.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
  36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) opens a website (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a song
  37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) types a letter
  38. 38.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
  40. 40.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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