Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 375 · 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.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) colouring a picture (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
2. 2.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
3. 3.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
7. 7.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
9. 9.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
12. 12.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a song (c) starts up the computer (d) shows the desktop
13. 13.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) shows the desktop (c) runs the other programs (d) shares memory among apps
15. 15.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
16. 16.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) draws a picture
19. 19.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
24. 24.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
27. 27.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shows the desktop (c) runs the other programs (d) draws a picture
29. 29.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) shares memory among apps (c) manages all the files (d) runs the other programs
31. 31.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
33. 33.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
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: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
36. 36.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) an operating system (d) a web browser
37. 37.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) adding up marks (c) making a budget table (d) drawing a kite
38. 38.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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