Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 402 · 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.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) when we sneeze
4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
5. 5.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) writing a story (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
9. 9.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
11. 11.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
12. 12.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
13. 13.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) manages all the files (c) talks to the devices (d) starts up the computer
14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a game
15. 15.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a game (d) shares memory among apps
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
19. 19.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) types a letter (c) adds up marks (d) manages all the files
20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
21. 21.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
26. 26.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
29. 29.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
31. 31.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
35. 35.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
37. 37.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
39. 39.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) types a letter
40. 40.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) writing a story (d) opening a website

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