Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 565 · 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 program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
2. 2.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
4. 4.True or false: adding up marks is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) starts up the computer (c) types a letter (d) talks to the devices
6. 6.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) runs the other programs (d) types a letter
7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) draws a picture
8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) runs the other programs (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
9. 9.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
10. 10.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a game
12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
13. 13.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
16. 16.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
17. 17.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) adding up marks (c) writing a story (d) typing a letter
18. 18.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) adding up marks
19. 19.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) plays a game (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
23. 23.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: typing a letter is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) making a budget table (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) runs the other programs (c) starts up the computer (d) adds up marks
27. 27.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) talks to the devices (d) adds up marks
32. 32.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) shares memory among apps
34. 34.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) talks to the devices
35. 35.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
37. 37.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
40. 40.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False

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