Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 545 · 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) an app (b) the operating system
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
5. 5.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) shows the desktop (c) draws a picture (d) types a letter
7. 7.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) adds up marks (d) manages all the files
8. 8.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
9. 9.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
10. 10.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
11. 11.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
14. 14.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a game (c) shows the desktop (d) shares memory among apps
16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) starts up the computer (c) draws a picture (d) plays a game
17. 17.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) colouring a picture (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
20. 20.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
21. 21.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) shares memory among apps (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices
22. 22.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
26. 26.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
28. 28.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
30. 30.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
33. 33.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) draws a picture (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
35. 35.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) opens a website (c) talks to the devices (d) types a letter
37. 37.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) adds up marks (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
40. 40.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True

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