Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 738 · 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 making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
3. 3.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
5. 5.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) writing a story (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
8. 8.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
9. 9.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) plays a song (c) runs the other programs (d) starts up the computer
10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
11. 11.True or false: opening a website is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
14. 14.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
16. 16.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
17. 17.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) draws a picture (c) shares memory among apps (d) starts up the computer
18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) opens a website (c) draws a picture (d) types a letter
19. 19.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a word processor
20. 20.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) manages all the files (c) types a letter (d) shows the desktop
21. 21.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) after we print (c) when we sneeze (d) as the computer starts
22. 22.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) an operating system (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
23. 23.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) manages all the files (d) opens a website
25. 25.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) opens a website (c) talks to the devices (d) runs the other programs
26. 26.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) colouring a picture (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) drawing a kite
29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) draws a picture (c) adds up marks (d) shares memory among apps
30. 30.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) colouring a picture (c) making a budget table (d) drawing a kite
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 program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
33. 33.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a game (c) opens a website (d) shows the desktop
36. 36.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) writing a story (c) colouring a picture (d) typing a letter
37. 37.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
39. 39.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False

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