Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 60 · 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: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) adds up marks (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a game
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
4. 4.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
6. 6.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
7. 7.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
8. 8.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) runs the other programs (c) opens a website (d) plays a game
10. 10.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
11. 11.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) only at night
13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
15. 15.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) plays a game (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices
18. 18.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
19. 19.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
21. 21.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) an operating system
22. 22.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
27. 27.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) opens a website
28. 28.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
32. 32.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
34. 34.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) manages all the files
37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
38. 38.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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