Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 463 · 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 word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
2. 2.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
4. 4.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
6. 6.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
10. 10.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
11. 11.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) runs the other programs (c) adds up marks (d) types a letter
13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
14. 14.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) shows the desktop (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
16. 16.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) as the computer starts (c) after we print (d) only at night
17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) runs the other programs (c) opens a website (d) shows the desktop
18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
19. 19.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
21. 21.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — 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) shows the desktop (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) plays a game
24. 24.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) runs the other programs (c) manages all the files (d) plays a song
26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
27. 27.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) adding up marks (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
29. 29.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
32. 32.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a song (c) adds up marks (d) types a letter
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) adds up marks (c) types a letter (d) opens a website
35. 35.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) adding up marks
36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
37. 37.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
38. 38.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False

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