Operating systems and computer languages
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Ask a grown-up what kind of system their phone or computer uses: ‘a computer system’ or ‘a phone system’. Write the answer, without a brand name.
Answers differ. Check there is no brand name.
2
Draw your own picture of the school and the operating system with five labels.
Answers differ. Check the principal is the OS, classrooms are memory, storerooms are drives.
3
Write the HTML for a page with the heading ‘Fruit’ and one paragraph ‘I like oranges.’
<h1>Fruit</h1> and <p>I like oranges.</p>
4
Which do you think is better: open code or closed code? Write two reasons.
Answers differ. Check for an opinion and reasons.
5
Explain in two sentences why we need more than one programming language.
Answers differ. Different languages suit different jobs, such as games, science or web pages.