Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 159 · 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 a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) plays a song (c) shows the desktop (d) starts up the computer
2. 2.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
5. 5.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) only at night
6. 6.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
7. 7.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) adds up marks
12. 12.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shares memory among apps (c) draws a picture (d) manages all the files
13. 13.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) an operating system
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
17. 17.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
20. 20.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
21. 21.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — 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) adds up marks (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
25. 25.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) adds up marks (c) starts up the computer (d) shows the desktop
28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
29. 29.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) writing a story (d) colouring a picture
30. 30.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
32. 32.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) adding up marks
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a song
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) shows the desktop (c) shares memory among apps (d) talks to the devices
38. 38.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

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