Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

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

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