Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

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

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