Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 59 · 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 done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
2. 2.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
4. 4.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shares memory among apps (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a song
8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
10. 10.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
12. 12.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: typing a letter is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
16. 16.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) starts up the computer (c) draws a picture (d) opens a website
17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) manages all the files
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
20. 20.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
22. 22.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
25. 25.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) shows the desktop (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
27. 27.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) an operating system (d) a web browser
28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
29. 29.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
30. 30.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
31. 31.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
34. 34.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) types a letter (c) shares memory among apps (d) talks to the devices
38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) adds up marks (c) plays a game (d) opens a website
39. 39.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) shares memory among apps (c) talks to the devices (d) shows the desktop

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