Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 610 · 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: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) an operating system (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
3. 3.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
4. 4.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
5. 5.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
7. 7.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
10. 10.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) adds up marks (c) shows the desktop (d) manages all the files
12. 12.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
14. 14.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
15. 15.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
16. 16.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) writing a story (c) making a budget table (d) making slides for a talk
17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
18. 18.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
21. 21.True or false: adding up marks is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a song (d) manages all the files
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) shows the desktop (c) draws a picture (d) adds up marks
24. 24.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
26. 26.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) colouring a picture (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
28. 28.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) drawing a kite (c) making a budget table (d) adding up marks
29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) adds up marks (d) shares memory among apps
30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) plays a game (d) adds up marks
31. 31.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) starts up the computer (c) types a letter (d) runs the other programs
36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) runs the other programs (c) draws a picture (d) opens a website
37. 37.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) only at night
38. 38.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) talks to the devices (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks
39. 39.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) manages all the files (d) plays a game

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