Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 486 · 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.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts
2. 2.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) talks to the devices (c) plays a game (d) starts up the computer
4. 4.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) starts up the computer (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
5. 5.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) talks to the devices (c) adds up marks (d) plays a game
6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
7. 7.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
9. 9.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) adds up marks (c) plays a game (d) plays a song
11. 11.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) starts up the computer (c) draws a picture (d) adds up marks
13. 13.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) types a letter (c) shares memory among apps (d) opens a website
14. 14.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
17. 17.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
19. 19.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
23. 23.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) adding up marks (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
24. 24.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
25. 25.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) manages all the files
27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) shares memory among apps (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
28. 28.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) adding up marks (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
29. 29.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) writing a story
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
34. 34.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) runs the other programs (c) shows the desktop (d) starts up the computer
38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) shows the desktop (c) adds up marks (d) types a letter
39. 39.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False

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