← The operating system lesson New set →

Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 835 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. an app
  2. opening a website
  3. False
  4. False
  5. as the computer starts
  6. making slides for a talk
  7. a paint program
  8. True
  9. False
  10. False
  11. starts up the computer
  12. drawing a kite
  13. False
  14. an operating system
  15. draws a picture
  16. an app
  17. a presentation program
  18. typing a letter
  19. True
  20. the operating system
  21. shows the desktop
  22. an app
  23. manages all the files
  24. the operating system
  25. runs the other programs
  26. True
  27. True
  28. True
  29. False
  30. adding up marks
  31. False
  32. True
  33. shares memory among apps
  34. True
  35. types a letter
  36. True
  37. plays a song
  38. False
  39. the operating system
  40. an app

Free computer lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/computer-worksheets