Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

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

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