Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 155 · 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.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) opens a website
3. 3.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
5. 5.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) colouring a picture (d) making a budget table
6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
8. 8.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) manages all the files (d) plays a game
10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
11. 11.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
13. 13.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) runs the other programs (c) types a letter (d) opens a website
15. 15.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
17. 17.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
19. 19.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
22. 22.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) starts up the computer (d) adds up marks
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
26. 26.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
30. 30.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
32. 32.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) writing a story (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
33. 33.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) shows the desktop (c) adds up marks (d) plays a game
37. 37.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
39. 39.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False

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