Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 119 · 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 word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) colouring a picture
2. 2.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
4. 4.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) shares memory among apps
12. 12.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) making slides for a talk (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
13. 13.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) adds up marks
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) when we sneeze (c) as the computer starts (d) only at night
16. 16.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) shares memory among apps (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop
17. 17.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
21. 21.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
23. 23.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
26. 26.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
27. 27.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🖥️ 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
29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
30. 30.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
32. 32.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) plays a game (d) adds up marks
34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
35. 35.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) writing a story (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
37. 37.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) shares memory among apps (d) opens a website
39. 39.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) draws a picture (c) runs the other programs (d) shows the desktop

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