Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 336 · 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: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) starts up the computer (c) draws a picture (d) talks to the devices
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
8. 8.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
9. 9.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
12. 12.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) making a budget table (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
13. 13.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
16. 16.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
17. 17.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
19. 19.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) plays a game (d) shares memory among apps
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a game (c) starts up the computer (d) manages all the files
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
24. 24.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) opens a website (d) starts up the computer
28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a game (c) draws a picture (d) runs the other programs
30. 30.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
31. 31.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) when we sneeze (c) after we print (d) only at night
32. 32.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) types a letter (c) plays a game (d) shows the desktop
35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) types a letter (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
36. 36.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) opening a website (d) colouring a picture
39. 39.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
40. 40.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False

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