Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 138 · 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 spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) making a budget table
2. 2.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) adding up marks (d) colouring a picture
4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a game (c) types a letter (d) runs the other programs
5. 5.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a game
6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
7. 7.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) adding up marks (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
11. 11.🖥️ 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
12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
13. 13.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
17. 17.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
19. 19.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
20. 20.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
21. 21.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
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.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) only at night
24. 24.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) starts up the computer
26. 26.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) shows the desktop (c) shares memory among apps (d) draws a picture
28. 28.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) shows the desktop (c) plays a game (d) adds up marks
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
34. 34.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
39. 39.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) manages all the files (c) plays a game (d) plays a song

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