Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 511 · 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: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) adds up marks (d) plays a song
5. 5.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) types a letter (c) starts up the computer (d) manages all the files
7. 7.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
11. 11.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
12. 12.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) making a budget table
13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) draws a picture (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
16. 16.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
17. 17.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) manages all the files (d) plays a game
19. 19.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
21. 21.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) typing a letter
22. 22.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) adds up marks (c) shares memory among apps (d) draws a picture
24. 24.True or false: making a budget table is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
27. 27.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) talks to the devices
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.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
32. 32.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shares memory among apps (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a song
35. 35.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) typing a letter
38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
40. 40.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False

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