Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 281 · 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 program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
4. 4.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) talks to the devices
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
7. 7.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) opens a website (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) talks to the devices (c) plays a song (d) opens a website
11. 11.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
13. 13.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) opening a website (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
17. 17.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) when we sneeze (c) after we print (d) only at night
18. 18.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) an operating system (d) a web browser
19. 19.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) adds up marks (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
23. 23.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) writing a story (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
26. 26.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
27. 27.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
28. 28.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) shares memory among apps (c) draws a picture (d) starts up the computer
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) adds up marks (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a game
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: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) manages all the files (c) adds up marks (d) types a letter
39. 39.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: adding up marks is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True

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