Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

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

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