Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 434 · 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 word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
2. 2.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a game (c) plays a song (d) shows the desktop
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) when we sneeze (d) after we print
7. 7.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) an operating system (d) a paint program
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 of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
12. 12.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
13. 13.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) types a letter
16. 16.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
17. 17.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) making slides for a talk (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) starts up the computer (d) draws a picture
19. 19.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
21. 21.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) writing a story (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
22. 22.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
24. 24.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
25. 25.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) manages all the files (c) shares memory among apps (d) draws a picture
27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
28. 28.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
30. 30.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
32. 32.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) typing a letter
33. 33.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) runs the other programs (c) opens a website (d) starts up the computer
35. 35.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: making a budget table is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
39. 39.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) talks to the devices (c) shows the desktop (d) types a letter
40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a song

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