Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 380 · 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: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
2. 2.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) as the computer starts
3. 3.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) talks to the devices (c) plays a game (d) adds up marks
4. 4.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
7. 7.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) making a budget table (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) shares memory among apps
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
10. 10.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) an operating system (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
11. 11.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
12. 12.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) plays a game (d) runs the other programs
14. 14.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) writing a story (d) colouring a picture
15. 15.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) shows the desktop (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices
17. 17.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
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.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) shows the desktop (d) opens a website
22. 22.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a game (d) manages all the files
24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) starts up the computer
27. 27.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
31. 31.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) opens a website (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) runs the other programs (c) starts up the computer (d) talks to the devices
36. 36.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) typing a letter
38. 38.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) talks to the devices (c) runs the other programs (d) draws a picture
39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) adds up marks (c) draws a picture (d) manages all the files
40. 40.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False

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