Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 292 · 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: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
3. 3.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) types a letter (c) shows the desktop (d) shares memory among apps
8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) draws a picture (d) talks to the devices
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
10. 10.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
11. 11.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
12. 12.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) adds up marks (c) plays a game (d) manages all the files
15. 15.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) typing a letter
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
17. 17.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) runs the other programs (c) shows the desktop (d) draws a picture
20. 20.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
21. 21.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) colouring a picture
23. 23.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) talks to the devices (c) adds up marks (d) manages all the files
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a song (d) starts up the computer
28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
29. 29.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a game (d) shows the desktop
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
34. 34.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: making a budget table is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) an operating system (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
38. 38.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) starts up the computer (c) adds up marks (d) draws a picture

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