Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 147 · 40 questions

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.

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

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