Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 798 · 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 spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) making slides for a talk (c) writing a story (d) making a budget table
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
3. 3.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
4. 4.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
6. 6.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
9. 9.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
10. 10.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
13. 13.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) adding up marks (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
17. 17.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
18. 18.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) shows the desktop (c) talks to the devices (d) shares memory among apps
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) manages all the files (c) draws a picture (d) talks to the devices
21. 21.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
23. 23.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
24. 24.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
28. 28.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) draws a picture (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a game
32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) adds up marks (c) manages all the files (d) types a letter
35. 35.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
37. 37.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) adding up marks
38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) types a letter (c) runs the other programs (d) adds up marks
40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program

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