Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 396 · 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.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) as the computer starts (c) only at night (d) after we print
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
3. 3.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) talks to the devices (c) plays a song (d) opens a website
4. 4.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
7. 7.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) manages all the files (c) opens a website (d) types a letter
8. 8.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a game (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
10. 10.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
11. 11.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a song
13. 13.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
15. 15.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
18. 18.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
22. 22.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) colouring a picture
23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) runs the other programs (c) draws a picture (d) talks to the devices
24. 24.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) shares memory among apps (c) starts up the computer (d) manages all the files
27. 27.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) making a budget table
29. 29.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
31. 31.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) starts up the computer (c) adds up marks (d) plays a song
33. 33.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) opens a website (c) starts up the computer (d) shows the desktop
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
38. 38.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
39. 39.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) starts up the computer (c) talks to the devices (d) shows the desktop
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

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