Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 698 · 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.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
3. 3.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
4. 4.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
7. 7.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) opens a website (c) plays a song (d) talks to the devices
8. 8.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
9. 9.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
13. 13.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shares memory among apps (c) manages all the files (d) opens a website
14. 14.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
15. 15.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) starts up the computer (c) shares memory among apps (d) adds up marks
18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
19. 19.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
20. 20.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) talks to the devices (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
22. 22.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
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) adds up marks (b) starts up the computer (c) types a letter (d) opens a website
26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
29. 29.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
31. 31.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) shares memory among apps (c) starts up the computer (d) shows the desktop
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
35. 35.True or false: making a budget table is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
37. 37.True or false: adding up marks is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) shares memory among apps (c) draws a picture (d) plays a song
39. 39.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) manages all the files

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