Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 384 · 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 done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
3. 3.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) talks to the devices (c) shares memory among apps (d) adds up marks
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
6. 6.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a game (c) starts up the computer (d) types a letter
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
9. 9.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
11. 11.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) drawing a kite (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
13. 13.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) adding up marks (d) writing a story
14. 14.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) adds up marks (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) manages all the files (c) starts up the computer (d) opens a website
18. 18.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) colouring a picture
19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) talks to the devices (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) shares memory among apps (c) adds up marks (d) plays a game
21. 21.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) runs the other programs (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
24. 24.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) only at night
25. 25.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
29. 29.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) making a budget table
35. 35.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: making a budget table is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program

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