Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 236 · 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 the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a song
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) talks to the devices (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop
4. 4.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
6. 6.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
10. 10.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
12. 12.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
14. 14.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
15. 15.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) plays a game (d) shares memory among apps
17. 17.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a game (c) runs the other programs (d) talks to the devices
19. 19.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
22. 22.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
24. 24.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) plays a game (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) draws a picture
27. 27.True or false: opening a website is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) talks to the devices (c) plays a game (d) adds up marks
29. 29.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
31. 31.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
35. 35.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) shares memory among apps (c) talks to the devices (d) starts up the computer
38. 38.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) an operating system (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
39. 39.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) runs the other programs (c) shares memory among apps (d) types a letter
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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