Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 348 · 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 of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) types a letter (c) draws a picture (d) plays a game
2. 2.🖥️ 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
3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) manages all the files (c) starts up the computer (d) opens a website
4. 4.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) making slides for a talk (c) colouring a picture (d) typing a letter
5. 5.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) making a budget table
6. 6.True or false: opening a website is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) making a budget table
8. 8.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) making slides for a talk (c) colouring a picture (d) typing a letter
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
10. 10.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) manages all the files (c) plays a song (d) opens a website
12. 12.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
14. 14.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
17. 17.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
19. 19.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) plays a game (c) types a letter (d) adds up marks
21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) shares memory among apps
22. 22.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
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.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
29. 29.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
31. 31.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
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.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
36. 36.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) manages all the files (c) shows the desktop (d) starts up the computer
38. 38.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
40. 40.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True

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