The student (grades 4-7) will read the article and determine the purposes of each of the nine (simplified) tasks of a computer's operating system.  This can be an independent, small group, or whole group activity.

This chart assignment is meant as a review and a second part to the first Computer Operating System Tasks (WS 1).  The student will mark each task with the appropriate purposes of the task in relationship to how the computer communicates, security protocols, storage and management of files, and its performace speed and accuracy.This can be used as an exit pass, interactive notebook or binder page, a small group or whole group assignment, or an independent activity/worksheet.This link will take you to the first WS if interested:  https://goopenva.org/courseware/lesson/4254This link will take you to the Computer OS poster/image for reference and use if interested: https://goopenva.org/courseware/lesson/4254

The student may use this image as a resource to explore and discover the nine (simplified) tasks of a computer's operating system.A teacher can use this image as a poster, or an image to use within their own created instructional materials.  The teacher could also print this as an interactive notebook resource to glue/insert into the students' notebooks/binders.