Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 241 · 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.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) manages all the files (c) plays a game (d) types a letter
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) draws a picture (d) shows the desktop
7. 7.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) shares memory among apps (d) opens a website
8. 8.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) typing a letter
9. 9.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🖥️ 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
11. 11.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: opening a website is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
15. 15.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) opens a website
17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
19. 19.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
22. 22.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) starts up the computer (c) shows the desktop (d) manages all the files
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) types a letter (c) starts up the computer (d) draws a picture
26. 26.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) only at night
27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
28. 28.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) starts up the computer (c) shares memory among apps (d) adds up marks
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) talks to the devices (c) draws a picture (d) plays a game
32. 32.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
35. 35.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
37. 37.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
38. 38.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) starts up the computer (c) manages all the files (d) plays a game
40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet

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