Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 163 · 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.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
2. 2.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
4. 4.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) draws a picture (c) adds up marks (d) plays a game
11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
13. 13.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) shows the desktop (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a song
14. 14.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) as the computer starts
15. 15.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) adds up marks (c) talks to the devices (d) draws a picture
16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
19. 19.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) opens a website
21. 21.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) talks to the devices (c) shows the desktop (d) starts up the computer
25. 25.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
27. 27.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
28. 28.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a game (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
29. 29.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
32. 32.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) draws a picture (d) types a letter
34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) manages all the files (c) types a letter (d) runs the other programs
35. 35.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) making a budget table (d) making slides for a talk
36. 36.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
38. 38.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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