Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 622 · 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 program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
2. 2.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) opens a website
5. 5.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) typing a letter
6. 6.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
8. 8.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) adding up marks
9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a song (c) talks to the devices (d) manages all the files
10. 10.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) only at night (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) shows the desktop (c) talks to the devices (d) adds up marks
12. 12.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) manages all the files (c) draws a picture (d) shares memory among apps
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 done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) opening a website (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
18. 18.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) drawing a kite (d) making a budget table
19. 19.True or false: opening a website is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
23. 23.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) opens a website (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
26. 26.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) opens a website (c) shows the desktop (d) plays a song
30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shows the desktop (c) runs the other programs (d) types a letter
33. 33.🧰 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 paint program
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
35. 35.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
39. 39.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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