Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 215 · 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: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
3. 3.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) plays a song (c) draws a picture (d) plays a game
10. 10.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
12. 12.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
15. 15.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
17. 17.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) making slides for a talk (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
19. 19.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) typing a letter
20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
21. 21.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
24. 24.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
27. 27.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) typing a letter
28. 28.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) draws a picture (c) shares memory among apps (d) runs the other programs
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
34. 34.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) after we print
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a game
38. 38.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) an operating system (d) a paint program
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
40. 40.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False

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