Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 500 · 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: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) runs the other programs (c) shares memory among apps (d) types a letter
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
4. 4.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) opening a website (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) shows the desktop (c) adds up marks (d) draws a picture
7. 7.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
8. 8.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) draws a picture (c) manages all the files (d) plays a game
10. 10.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
13. 13.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
14. 14.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) opening a website (d) making slides for a talk
15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
17. 17.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a game (c) types a letter (d) starts up the computer
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) plays a song
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
26. 26.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
27. 27.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a game (d) runs the other programs
29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
30. 30.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) only at night
31. 31.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) making a budget table (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) opens a website (c) plays a song (d) plays a game
35. 35.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
38. 38.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False

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