Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 575 · 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.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) plays a game (c) shows the desktop (d) types a letter
2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) shares memory among apps
3. 3.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) types a letter (c) draws a picture (d) adds up marks
4. 4.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) draws a picture
5. 5.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (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.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) typing a letter
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
13. 13.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) runs the other programs (c) adds up marks (d) plays a game
14. 14.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
17. 17.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) only at night (c) when we sneeze (d) as the computer starts
19. 19.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
21. 21.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
23. 23.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) plays a game (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
26. 26.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
27. 27.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
28. 28.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a song (c) talks to the devices (d) shares memory among apps
30. 30.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) typing a letter
33. 33.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) starts up the computer (c) plays a game (d) manages all the files
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
35. 35.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) adding up marks (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
38. 38.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True

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