Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 651 · 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: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
3. 3.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) draws a picture (c) runs the other programs (d) adds up marks
4. 4.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
6. 6.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
8. 8.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) drawing a kite
9. 9.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
11. 11.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) as the computer starts (c) only at night (d) after we print
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
13. 13.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
15. 15.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a song (c) types a letter (d) manages all the files
16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
17. 17.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shares memory among apps (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a song
20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) shares memory among apps (c) draws a picture (d) plays a game
21. 21.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) adding up marks (b) drawing a kite (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
22. 22.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
23. 23.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
25. 25.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) manages all the files
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
28. 28.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) shows the desktop (d) adds up marks
29. 29.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) opens a website (c) plays a song (d) talks to the devices
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
32. 32.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) making a budget table (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) opens a website (c) draws a picture (d) starts up the computer
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
37. 37.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
40. 40.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False

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