Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 248 · 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 done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) talks to the devices (c) shares memory among apps (d) runs the other programs
3. 3.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
4. 4.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) talks to the devices (c) shares memory among apps (d) draws a picture
5. 5.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a song
6. 6.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
10. 10.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) as the computer starts
12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
13. 13.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) opens a website (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) types a letter (c) manages all the files (d) plays a game
17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
18. 18.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) starts up the computer (c) shows the desktop (d) runs the other programs
21. 21.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
23. 23.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks
26. 26.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
30. 30.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
33. 33.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) opening a website (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
34. 34.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
35. 35.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
39. 39.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True

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