Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 43 · 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: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
2. 2.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
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) talks to the devices (b) plays a game (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
8. 8.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) when we sneeze (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts
9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) starts up the computer (c) shows the desktop (d) opens a website
10. 10.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
13. 13.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) typing a letter (d) writing a story
14. 14.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
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) types a letter (b) draws a picture (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a game
17. 17.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
19. 19.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
21. 21.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
26. 26.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
27. 27.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a game (c) adds up marks (d) types a letter
28. 28.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) shows the desktop (c) types a letter (d) plays a song
31. 31.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) adds up marks (c) shares memory among apps (d) manages all the files
33. 33.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) talks to the devices (d) types a letter
36. 36.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) manages all the files (c) shows the desktop (d) shares memory among apps
38. 38.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) starts up the computer (c) draws a picture (d) talks to the devices
40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program

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