Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 498 · 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.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
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: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) types a letter (d) starts up the computer
6. 6.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) shares memory among apps (d) talks to the devices
7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) talks to the devices (c) shares memory among apps (d) runs the other programs
8. 8.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
10. 10.🖥️ 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
11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) shows the desktop (c) plays a song (d) opens a website
12. 12.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) drawing a kite
13. 13.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
15. 15.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
17. 17.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) manages all the files (c) plays a song (d) shows the desktop
19. 19.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
20. 20.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
22. 22.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) writing a story
24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
25. 25.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) typing a letter
26. 26.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
28. 28.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) opens a website (d) talks to the devices
35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) starts up the computer
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
38. 38.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) opens a website (c) shares memory among apps (d) starts up the computer
40. 40.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True

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