Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 55 · 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: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
3. 3.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) typing a letter
4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) draws a picture (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
5. 5.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) manages all the files (c) plays a game (d) shares memory among apps
6. 6.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
7. 7.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) starts up the computer (c) shows the desktop (d) manages all the files
10. 10.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) types a letter (c) adds up marks (d) manages all the files
15. 15.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
18. 18.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
20. 20.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) an operating system (d) a word processor
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
22. 22.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) types a letter
25. 25.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) starts up the computer (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a song
28. 28.True or false: making a budget table is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) adding up marks (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
30. 30.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
34. 34.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
35. 35.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a game (c) starts up the computer (d) types a letter
38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a game (c) shows the desktop (d) types a letter
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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