Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 56 · 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 of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) starts up the computer (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
3. 3.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
7. 7.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) an operating system (d) a word processor
8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) starts up the computer
9. 9.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) talks to the devices (c) runs the other programs (d) adds up marks
13. 13.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
15. 15.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) colouring a picture (d) making slides for a talk
17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) opens a website (c) talks to the devices (d) starts up the computer
18. 18.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a song (c) opens a website (d) plays a game
21. 21.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) making slides for a talk (c) writing a story (d) drawing a kite
22. 22.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
24. 24.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
27. 27.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) types a letter (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
29. 29.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) manages all the files (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) runs the other programs (d) shares memory among apps
35. 35.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) writing a story (d) typing a letter
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shows the desktop (c) manages all the files (d) types a letter
38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) runs the other programs (d) opens a website
39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

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