Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 795 · 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) draws a picture (b) adds up marks (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
2. 2.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
5. 5.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
7. 7.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) manages all the files (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) shares memory among apps (c) opens a website (d) starts up the computer
10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
11. 11.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) starts up the computer (c) shows the desktop (d) adds up marks
15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
18. 18.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
20. 20.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) adding up marks (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) manages all the files (c) starts up the computer (d) types a letter
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) plays a song (c) adds up marks (d) plays a game
24. 24.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) talks to the devices (d) shows the desktop
26. 26.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
28. 28.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
29. 29.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
32. 32.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) opens a website
33. 33.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) plays a game
38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a game (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
40. 40.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False

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