Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 415 · 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: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🖥️ 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
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
4. 4.True or false: adding up marks is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
7. 7.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
8. 8.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
9. 9.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) shows the desktop
12. 12.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) opens a website (c) talks to the devices (d) shares memory among apps
13. 13.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) adds up marks (c) manages all the files (d) runs the other programs
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) runs the other programs (c) shows the desktop (d) talks to the devices
16. 16.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
18. 18.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) making a budget table
19. 19.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
20. 20.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
22. 22.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) manages all the files (c) plays a song (d) shows the desktop
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a game (c) types a letter (d) talks to the devices
26. 26.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
27. 27.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) adds up marks (d) shares memory among apps
29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
31. 31.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
33. 33.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a game (c) shares memory among apps (d) runs the other programs
35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
36. 36.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
39. 39.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True

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