Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 179 · 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: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
2. 2.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
4. 4.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) shares memory among apps (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
8. 8.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a song (c) manages all the files (d) shows the desktop
10. 10.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
12. 12.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) opens a website (c) shares memory among apps (d) manages all the files
13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
14. 14.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
15. 15.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) colouring a picture
16. 16.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
19. 19.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) manages all the files (c) plays a song (d) opens a website
21. 21.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) talks to the devices
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
26. 26.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
27. 27.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
28. 28.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) talks to the devices (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
29. 29.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
30. 30.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
31. 31.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
32. 32.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shares memory among apps (c) manages all the files (d) adds up marks
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) starts up the computer (c) types a letter (d) plays a song
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
37. 37.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
39. 39.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True

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