Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 77 · 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.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) after we print (c) only at night (d) when we sneeze
2. 2.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) starts up the computer (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices
4. 4.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
5. 5.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) shows the desktop (c) plays a game (d) types a letter
6. 6.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) adding up marks
8. 8.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making slides for a talk (b) opening a website (c) typing a letter (d) colouring a picture
9. 9.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a paint program
11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
12. 12.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) manages all the files (c) shows the desktop (d) starts up the computer
13. 13.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) an operating system (d) a web browser
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
15. 15.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
18. 18.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) starts up the computer (c) shows the desktop (d) types a letter
20. 20.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) adds up marks (c) opens a website (d) talks to the devices
21. 21.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
23. 23.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shows the desktop (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) plays a song
24. 24.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) making a budget table
25. 25.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
26. 26.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
28. 28.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
32. 32.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) opens a website (c) shares memory among apps (d) draws a picture
34. 34.True or false: opening a website is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) plays a game (c) manages all the files (d) draws a picture
40. 40.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser

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