Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 718 · 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 an app? (a) plays a song (b) shows the desktop (c) talks to the devices (d) starts up the computer
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
3. 3.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a song (c) draws a picture (d) shows the desktop
5. 5.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
7. 7.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
8. 8.🖥️ 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
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
10. 10.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) after we print
11. 11.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
12. 12.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) shows the desktop (c) shares memory among apps (d) talks to the devices
13. 13.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
17. 17.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
20. 20.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
23. 23.True or false: opening a website is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) opens a website (c) plays a game (d) shares memory among apps
25. 25.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
26. 26.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) writing a story
28. 28.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) draws a picture (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a game
34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) runs the other programs (d) shares memory among apps
35. 35.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
36. 36.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) opens a website (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
39. 39.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) making a budget table (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
40. 40.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False

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