Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 715 · 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: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) runs the other programs (c) talks to the devices (d) plays a game
4. 4.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) opens a website (c) draws a picture (d) manages all the files
5. 5.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) starts up the computer (c) shows the desktop (d) draws a picture
6. 6.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) writing a story
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
8. 8.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
12. 12.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
14. 14.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) plays a song
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
17. 17.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
18. 18.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) writing a story
20. 20.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) runs the other programs (b) plays a game (c) adds up marks (d) plays a song
23. 23.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) making a budget table
24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
25. 25.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
27. 27.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) making slides for a talk (d) writing a story
28. 28.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) only at night
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) manages all the files (c) adds up marks (d) shows the desktop
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
36. 36.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) talks to the devices
38. 38.True or false: adding up marks is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) adds up marks (d) shares memory among apps
40. 40.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) plays a song (d) talks to the devices

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