Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 258 · 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.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a song (c) starts up the computer (d) adds up marks
4. 4.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
5. 5.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) runs the other programs (c) opens a website (d) talks to the devices
8. 8.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
9. 9.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
13. 13.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
19. 19.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
20. 20.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
22. 22.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) opens a website (c) shares memory among apps (d) draws a picture
27. 27.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
28. 28.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
30. 30.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a song (c) shares memory among apps (d) shows the desktop
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shows the desktop (b) draws a picture (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) runs the other programs (c) shares memory among apps (d) types a letter
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) shows the desktop (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a game (c) opens a website (d) plays a song
39. 39.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet

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