Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 613 · 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 done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
5. 5.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
8. 8.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) colouring a picture
11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
13. 13.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) after we print
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) adds up marks (c) shares memory among apps (d) talks to the devices
18. 18.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
22. 22.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) typing a letter
23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) starts up the computer (c) opens a website (d) runs the other programs
24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) runs the other programs (c) talks to the devices (d) types a letter
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) starts up the computer (c) adds up marks (d) draws a picture
26. 26.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
29. 29.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
31. 31.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a song (c) manages all the files (d) opens a website
35. 35.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
37. 37.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) an operating system (d) a paint program
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
40. 40.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True

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