Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 972 · 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.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) after we print
2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
3. 3.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) draws a picture
4. 4.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
6. 6.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) opening a website (d) colouring a picture
7. 7.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
9. 9.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
11. 11.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) adding up marks (d) writing a story
12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a song (c) plays a game (d) starts up the computer
13. 13.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) manages all the files (c) opens a website (d) shows the desktop
14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a game
15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
16. 16.🖥️ 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
17. 17.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
21. 21.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) adding up marks (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
23. 23.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
25. 25.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) shares memory among apps (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
26. 26.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
29. 29.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) shows the desktop (c) runs the other programs (d) starts up the computer
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) making slides for a talk (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
32. 32.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) opens a website (d) shows the desktop
33. 33.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) shows the desktop
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
37. 37.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) runs the other programs (c) types a letter (d) plays a song

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