Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 306 · 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.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) types a letter (c) talks to the devices (d) shares memory among apps
3. 3.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
5. 5.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
7. 7.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
8. 8.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a game (c) shares memory among apps (d) types a letter
10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) starts up the computer (c) types a letter (d) plays a song
11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) manages all the files (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
13. 13.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) making slides for a talk
14. 14.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) when we sneeze (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
15. 15.True or false: adding up marks is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
18. 18.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
21. 21.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
22. 22.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) shows the desktop (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
25. 25.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
26. 26.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
27. 27.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
32. 32.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) adds up marks (c) plays a song (d) manages all the files
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
38. 38.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False

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