Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 71 · 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 drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
3. 3.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
4. 4.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
5. 5.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
6. 6.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a song (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) shares memory among apps
8. 8.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
9. 9.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
10. 10.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
11. 11.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) opens a website (d) talks to the devices
12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
13. 13.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) as the computer starts (c) after we print (d) when we sneeze
14. 14.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
18. 18.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) starts up the computer (c) draws a picture (d) plays a game
20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a paint program (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
21. 21.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) shares memory among apps (c) opens a website (d) adds up marks
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) draws a picture (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
24. 24.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shares memory among apps (c) types a letter (d) runs the other programs
25. 25.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) manages all the files
29. 29.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
31. 31.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a game (c) shares memory among apps (d) manages all the files
33. 33.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
35. 35.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
36. 36.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False

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