Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 403 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) types a letter (c) shares memory among apps (d) manages all the files
4. 4.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
5. 5.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) starts up the computer (c) draws a picture (d) plays a song
9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) starts up the computer (c) draws a picture (d) talks to the devices
10. 10.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
11. 11.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
12. 12.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) opens a website (c) adds up marks (d) manages all the files
15. 15.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
19. 19.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) typing a letter
20. 20.🧰 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
21. 21.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) making a budget table
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
24. 24.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
26. 26.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a game (c) manages all the files (d) runs the other programs
28. 28.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) an operating system (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
31. 31.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) adds up marks
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) manages all the files (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a song
36. 36.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program

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