Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 496 · 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.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) adds up marks (c) talks to the devices (d) types a letter
2. 2.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
4. 4.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) talks to the devices (c) shares memory among apps (d) shows the desktop
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
6. 6.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
9. 9.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a game (c) adds up marks (d) types a letter
11. 11.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
16. 16.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) an operating system (d) a paint program
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) draws a picture (c) shares memory among apps (d) talks to the devices
20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) manages all the files
21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) adds up marks (c) manages all the files (d) plays a song
23. 23.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shows the desktop (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a game
25. 25.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) opening a website (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
27. 27.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
29. 29.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) after we print
30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
31. 31.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
34. 34.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) typing a letter
36. 36.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
39. 39.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) opens a website (d) runs the other programs

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