Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 293 · 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 program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
2. 2.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
4. 4.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) shares memory among apps (d) draws a picture
11. 11.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
13. 13.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
16. 16.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
18. 18.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) adding up marks (c) making a budget table (d) making slides for a talk
19. 19.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
22. 22.🖥️ 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
23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) plays a song (c) talks to the devices (d) runs the other programs
24. 24.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
26. 26.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) manages all the files (c) draws a picture (d) runs the other programs
28. 28.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) opens a website (d) starts up the computer
30. 30.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) adding up marks
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
32. 32.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) runs the other programs (d) shows the desktop
35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) types a letter (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) draws a picture (d) talks to the devices
38. 38.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
39. 39.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False

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