Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 591 · 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 an app? (a) types a letter (b) starts up the computer (c) manages all the files (d) runs the other programs
2. 2.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
3. 3.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
6. 6.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
8. 8.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
10. 10.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) talks to the devices (c) draws a picture (d) types a letter
13. 13.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
15. 15.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) making a budget table
16. 16.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) manages all the files (c) plays a song (d) runs the other programs
18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shows the desktop (b) plays a song (c) draws a picture (d) opens a website
19. 19.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
22. 22.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) manages all the files (c) shares memory among apps (d) opens a website
27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
28. 28.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
29. 29.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a spreadsheet
31. 31.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
35. 35.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) manages all the files (d) draws a picture
37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) shares memory among apps
38. 38.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
39. 39.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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