Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 385 · 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: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
3. 3.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) an operating system (d) a paint program
4. 4.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
6. 6.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) adding up marks
7. 7.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) drawing a kite (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
8. 8.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
10. 10.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
11. 11.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
14. 14.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
19. 19.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) talks to the devices (c) types a letter (d) adds up marks
20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) runs the other programs (c) types a letter (d) adds up marks
21. 21.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) talks to the devices (d) shares memory among apps
22. 22.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) starts up the computer (d) draws a picture
24. 24.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shares memory among apps (c) adds up marks (d) runs the other programs
26. 26.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) types a letter
28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
31. 31.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
32. 32.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) types a letter (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) shows the desktop
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
36. 36.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
38. 38.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
40. 40.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True

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