Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 369 · 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) draws a picture (b) adds up marks (c) types a letter (d) starts up the computer
2. 2.🖥️ 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
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
5. 5.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) writing a story (d) making a budget table
6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
7. 7.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
9. 9.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
12. 12.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
13. 13.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) runs the other programs (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices
15. 15.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) talks to the devices (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
16. 16.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) shows the desktop (d) draws a picture
18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
20. 20.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) only at night
21. 21.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
22. 22.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) shares memory among apps (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
27. 27.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
29. 29.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
32. 32.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a game (d) types a letter
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) opens a website (c) draws a picture (d) shows the desktop
35. 35.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
39. 39.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False

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