Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 440 · 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 program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
2. 2.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) adding up marks (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
3. 3.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) only at night (c) when we sneeze (d) as the computer starts
5. 5.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
6. 6.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
13. 13.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
16. 16.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a game (d) talks to the devices
17. 17.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
19. 19.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) shows the desktop (c) opens a website (d) types a letter
20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
21. 21.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) draws a picture (c) talks to the devices (d) adds up marks
24. 24.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
27. 27.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a song (d) opens a website
29. 29.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) shares memory among apps (c) draws a picture (d) shows the desktop
31. 31.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
32. 32.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) manages all the files (c) plays a song (d) opens a website
34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
35. 35.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) opens a website (c) talks to the devices (d) shares memory among apps
37. 37.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet

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