Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 349 · 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.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) draws a picture (c) opens a website (d) starts up the computer
3. 3.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
5. 5.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) making slides for a talk
6. 6.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) starts up the computer (c) shares memory among apps (d) adds up marks
9. 9.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
11. 11.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) when we sneeze (c) only at night (d) after we print
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
14. 14.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
15. 15.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) adds up marks (c) plays a game (d) runs the other programs
16. 16.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) talks to the devices (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a game
17. 17.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) colouring a picture
18. 18.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
19. 19.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) runs the other programs (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
23. 23.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) plays a song (d) talks to the devices
25. 25.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) draws a picture (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
26. 26.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
28. 28.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) shares memory among apps (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
35. 35.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
37. 37.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) making slides for a talk (c) writing a story (d) typing a letter
40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) draws a picture (c) plays a song (d) opens a website

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