Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 253 · 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: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
3. 3.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
7. 7.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) shows the desktop (c) talks to the devices (d) runs the other programs
9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) shares memory among apps (c) manages all the files (d) shows the desktop
10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) starts up the computer
11. 11.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) plays a song (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
13. 13.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) talks to the devices (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
15. 15.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
17. 17.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
19. 19.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
21. 21.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
25. 25.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) as the computer starts
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) starts up the computer (c) talks to the devices (d) runs the other programs
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
28. 28.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
30. 30.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) talks to the devices
34. 34.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) an operating system (d) a paint program
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
36. 36.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
38. 38.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet

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