Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 123 · 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 program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
2. 2.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) runs the other programs (d) draws a picture
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
8. 8.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
9. 9.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
10. 10.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) shows the desktop (c) talks to the devices (d) manages all the files
11. 11.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) shows the desktop (c) adds up marks (d) runs the other programs
13. 13.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) types a letter (c) draws a picture (d) starts up the computer
16. 16.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a game (c) shows the desktop (d) talks to the devices
17. 17.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) opens a website (c) manages all the files (d) types a letter
18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
19. 19.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
21. 21.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
23. 23.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) only at night
24. 24.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
27. 27.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
28. 28.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) adding up marks (d) colouring a picture
31. 31.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shares memory among apps (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a song
32. 32.🖥️ 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
33. 33.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
36. 36.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
38. 38.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

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