Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 368 · 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) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) manages all the files (c) shows the desktop (d) starts up the computer
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.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
7. 7.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) manages all the files (c) types a letter (d) opens a website
9. 9.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
12. 12.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
15. 15.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) adding up marks (c) making a budget table (d) making slides for a talk
16. 16.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
17. 17.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
18. 18.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
22. 22.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — 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) shows the desktop (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) draws a picture
28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) runs the other programs
29. 29.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making a budget table (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
30. 30.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
32. 32.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shares memory among apps (c) starts up the computer (d) opens a website
35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a song
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) types a letter (c) draws a picture (d) shows the desktop
38. 38.🧰 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
39. 39.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) colouring a picture (d) typing a letter

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