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The operating system

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “The operating system”, from the unit “Computer systems and data science” (Year 8 Computing) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. What is the main job of the processor (CPU) in a computer?
  2. What does RAM (random access memory) do in a computer?
  3. What is storage used for in a computer?
  4. What is the term for carrying out a program’s instructions on a computer?
  5. Match each part of the computer to its function.
  6. Put these actions in order for saving and using a file.
  7. What is the main job of the operating system?
  8. Which of these is **not** hardware?
  9. What is the part of the operating system you see and interact with called?
  10. What does the operating system do to help programs execute?
  11. Put these steps in order for how the operating system helps a program run.
  12. Match each part of the computer to its function.

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The operating system · Examplary