Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

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

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