Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 388 · 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.🖥️ 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
2. 2.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
6. 6.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
7. 7.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) shows the desktop (d) adds up marks
8. 8.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) adds up marks
11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
12. 12.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
14. 14.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) making a budget table
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) starts up the computer (c) adds up marks (d) opens a website
17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
18. 18.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) shows the desktop (c) runs the other programs (d) talks to the devices
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
20. 20.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
22. 22.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
24. 24.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) shares memory among apps
27. 27.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
30. 30.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) opens a website (c) starts up the computer (d) manages all the files
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) adds up marks (c) shows the desktop (d) starts up the computer
38. 38.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) types a letter (d) starts up the computer

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