Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 639 · 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) starts up the computer (b) shows the desktop (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
3. 3.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
5. 5.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) making slides for a talk (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) types a letter (c) talks to the devices (d) runs the other programs
8. 8.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) starts up the computer (c) types a letter (d) plays a song
9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) opens a website (c) adds up marks (d) plays a song
10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
11. 11.True or false: typing a letter is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
14. 14.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
17. 17.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
19. 19.🖥️ 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
20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) shares memory among apps
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
22. 22.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) shows the desktop (c) draws a picture (d) starts up the computer
23. 23.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) as the computer starts (c) only at night (d) after we print
24. 24.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) colouring a picture (b) writing a story (c) making a budget table (d) making slides for a talk
25. 25.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) drawing a kite (d) opening a website
27. 27.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
28. 28.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) adding up marks (d) making a budget table
29. 29.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) colouring a picture
32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) plays a song (c) plays a game (d) runs the other programs
34. 34.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) drawing a kite (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) opening a website
35. 35.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
36. 36.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
38. 38.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a game (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks

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