Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 471 · 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: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
5. 5.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
7. 7.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) draws a picture
8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
10. 10.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) shares memory among apps (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
11. 11.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
12. 12.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) plays a game (d) shows the desktop
14. 14.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) shares memory among apps
19. 19.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) runs the other programs (c) starts up the computer (d) manages all the files
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
24. 24.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
25. 25.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
26. 26.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) adding up marks
27. 27.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) adds up marks (c) manages all the files (d) draws a picture
29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
30. 30.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
34. 34.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
36. 36.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
38. 38.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) adds up marks (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a song
40. 40.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story

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