Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 383 · 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: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shows the desktop (c) adds up marks (d) runs the other programs
3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
5. 5.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) adding up marks (c) opening a website (d) colouring a picture
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
10. 10.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) adding up marks
13. 13.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
14. 14.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) shares memory among apps (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
17. 17.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) starts up the computer
18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) talks to the devices (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks
19. 19.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
21. 21.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
22. 22.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) manages all the files (c) types a letter (d) talks to the devices
25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) opens a website
27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
29. 29.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a game (d) runs the other programs
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
32. 32.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
35. 35.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) types a letter (c) plays a game (d) manages all the files
37. 37.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) runs the other programs (c) draws a picture (d) plays a game
40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program

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