Operating Systems Lesson Ideas

Worksheet 1

This worksheet asks students to answer a series of questions about operating systems.

All of the answers can be found on the mini-website in the theory section

Worksheet 2

This worksheet asks students to undertake some research about Operating Systems and record their findings in a table.

This can be printed out and competed by hand or can be used on the computer and printed out when complete.

Worksheet 3

This worksheet asks students to identify the differences between single user and multi-user operating systems.

Worksheet 4

This worksheet provides students with a number of statements. They need to read through them and identify which tasks are performed by the operating system.

Ideal for a short lesson task, starter/plenary or homework

Worksheet 5

What am I?

Students are given descriptions related to this topic and asked to identify what is being referred to.

Operating System Wipeout

Students need to identify which are and which aren't tasks of the operating system.

This could be done as a class activity using the whiteboard for a starter/plenary.

Kindly contributed by Julia Stevens