Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 45 · 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: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
2. 2.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) an operating system (d) a paint program
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
4. 4.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
6. 6.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
7. 7.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) draws a picture (c) manages all the files (d) shares memory among apps
9. 9.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) manages all the files (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) draws a picture (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a song
12. 12.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) making a budget table
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
18. 18.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
20. 20.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) types a letter
24. 24.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
25. 25.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) manages all the files (c) adds up marks (d) shares memory among apps
27. 27.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a game (d) manages all the files
29. 29.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
31. 31.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) starts up the computer (c) shares memory among apps (d) runs the other programs
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) opens a website (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
34. 34.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
36. 36.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
38. 38.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
40. 40.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True

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