← The operating system lesson New set →

Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 237 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. a paint program
  4. writing a story
  5. True
  6. an app
  7. False
  8. True
  9. draws a picture
  10. the operating system
  11. software
  12. manages all the files
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. the operating system
  17. an operating system
  18. making slides for a talk
  19. a word processor
  20. drawing a kite
  21. an app
  22. an app
  23. as the computer starts
  24. the operating system
  25. a word processor
  26. typing a letter
  27. False
  28. opening a website
  29. talks to the devices
  30. False
  31. types a letter
  32. True
  33. adding up marks
  34. False
  35. shows the desktop
  36. False
  37. True
  38. a spreadsheet
  39. True
  40. False

Free computer lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/computer-worksheets