Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 541 · 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: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
2. 2.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
3. 3.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
5. 5.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a game (c) shows the desktop (d) adds up marks
7. 7.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
10. 10.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
13. 13.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
16. 16.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
19. 19.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (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: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) starts up the computer (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) adds up marks (c) plays a song (d) starts up the computer
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) opens a website (c) draws a picture (d) adds up marks
26. 26.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) typing a letter
28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
29. 29.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) runs the other programs (c) opens a website (d) shares memory among apps
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) talks to the devices (c) shares memory among apps (d) adds up marks
37. 37.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

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