Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 217 · 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: making slides for a talk is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) draws a picture (d) manages all the files
3. 3.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
8. 8.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shares memory among apps (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a song
10. 10.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) making a budget table
11. 11.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) drawing a kite
13. 13.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
14. 14.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
16. 16.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) an operating system (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
19. 19.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
22. 22.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) plays a game (c) shows the desktop (d) draws a picture
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
25. 25.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) draws a picture
28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
29. 29.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) as the computer starts (c) only at night (d) when we sneeze
30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) draws a picture (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
31. 31.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) opening a website (d) making a budget table
35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) adds up marks (d) shares memory among apps
36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) runs the other programs (c) shares memory among apps (d) adds up marks
38. 38.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) opens a website (c) plays a game (d) runs the other programs

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