Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 583 · 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: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
5. 5.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) only at night
6. 6.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
7. 7.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
8. 8.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) an operating system (d) a paint program
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
10. 10.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) drawing a kite (c) colouring a picture (d) typing a letter
11. 11.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) typing a letter (d) adding up marks
13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
14. 14.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) adding up marks (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a song (d) shares memory among apps
16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shows the desktop (c) adds up marks (d) runs the other programs
18. 18.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
19. 19.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) shares memory among apps (c) draws a picture (d) plays a game
21. 21.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) runs the other programs (c) types a letter (d) starts up the computer
22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
23. 23.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) opens a website (c) manages all the files (d) shows the desktop
27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
28. 28.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) plays a game (c) draws a picture (d) plays a song
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
35. 35.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
38. 38.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) making a budget table (d) colouring a picture
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
40. 40.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True

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