Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 190 · 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) runs the other programs (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) types a letter
2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
3. 3.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
9. 9.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) adding up marks (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
10. 10.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
12. 12.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
14. 14.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) manages all the files (d) shares memory among apps
16. 16.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a game (d) manages all the files
19. 19.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
21. 21.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
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) draws a picture (b) plays a song (c) talks to the devices (d) types a letter
25. 25.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🖥️ 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
27. 27.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) opening a website (d) adding up marks
28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
29. 29.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
30. 30.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) making slides for a talk (c) opening a website (d) typing a letter
31. 31.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
33. 33.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) only at night
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a game (d) plays a song
35. 35.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shows the desktop (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) plays a song
38. 38.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) shows the desktop (c) draws a picture (d) talks to the devices
39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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