Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 633 · 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 paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a game (c) adds up marks (d) types a letter
3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) talks to the devices (c) plays a game (d) manages all the files
4. 4.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) runs the other programs (c) opens a website (d) talks to the devices
9. 9.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) adding up marks (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
12. 12.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) manages all the files (d) types a letter
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
17. 17.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) making a budget table
18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a game (d) plays a song
19. 19.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) runs the other programs (c) draws a picture (d) starts up the computer
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
23. 23.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) adding up marks (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
24. 24.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) opening a website (d) making a budget table
25. 25.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) types a letter (b) shares memory among apps (c) manages all the files (d) shows the desktop
26. 26.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) plays a game (c) types a letter (d) opens a website
27. 27.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
30. 30.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
31. 31.True or false: typing a letter is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
36. 36.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) draws a picture (c) plays a game (d) shows the desktop
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) talks to the devices (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a song
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
39. 39.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) adding up marks (d) drawing a kite
40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) adds up marks (c) talks to the devices (d) draws a picture

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