Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 272 · 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 paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) making slides for a talk
2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
3. 3.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
6. 6.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) plays a song
12. 12.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
14. 14.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
15. 15.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
16. 16.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: making a budget table is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) shows the desktop (c) draws a picture (d) starts up the computer
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
24. 24.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) talks to the devices
26. 26.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
29. 29.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) adding up marks (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
32. 32.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) typing a letter
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
35. 35.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) types a letter (c) shares memory among apps (d) talks to the devices
38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a game
40. 40.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) adds up marks

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