Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 103 · 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) runs the other programs (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) plays a song
2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
6. 6.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) runs the other programs (c) draws a picture (d) shows the desktop
7. 7.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) when we sneeze
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
9. 9.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
13. 13.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) plays a game (c) starts up the computer (d) draws a picture
15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
18. 18.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) an operating system (d) a paint program
19. 19.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) adding up marks (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
24. 24.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
25. 25.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) opens a website
27. 27.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
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: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
36. 36.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) making a budget table (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) adds up marks (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
39. 39.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table

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