Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 503 · 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: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a game (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a song
3. 3.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
5. 5.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) types a letter (c) adds up marks (d) opens a website
7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
8. 8.🖥️ 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
9. 9.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
10. 10.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
12. 12.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
14. 14.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) starts up the computer (c) shares memory among apps (d) manages all the files
16. 16.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) making a budget table (d) drawing a kite
17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) shows the desktop (c) adds up marks (d) plays a song
19. 19.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
22. 22.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
25. 25.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shows the desktop (c) plays a song (d) shares memory among apps
26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) runs the other programs (c) types a letter (d) opens a website
27. 27.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
29. 29.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
31. 31.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) talks to the devices (c) shows the desktop (d) starts up the computer
32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
33. 33.True or false: opening a website is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
35. 35.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) talks to the devices (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
38. 38.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) talks to the devices (d) shares memory among apps
39. 39.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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