Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 201 · 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.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a song (d) starts up the computer
2. 2.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) plays a song (c) draws a picture (d) starts up the computer
5. 5.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) after we print
6. 6.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
8. 8.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
11. 11.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
13. 13.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
15. 15.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) opens a website (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
18. 18.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a game (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
19. 19.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
23. 23.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
26. 26.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
30. 30.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) types a letter (c) talks to the devices (d) manages all the files
32. 32.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
33. 33.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) draws a picture (c) manages all the files (d) shares memory among apps
38. 38.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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