Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 774 · 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 typing a letter? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
2. 2.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
5. 5.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) starts up the computer (d) draws a picture
6. 6.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
8. 8.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a game (c) shares memory among apps (d) adds up marks
10. 10.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) an operating system (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) plays a game (b) starts up the computer (c) runs the other programs (d) manages all the files
12. 12.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) typing a letter (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) colouring a picture
13. 13.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
16. 16.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) starts up the computer (c) draws a picture (d) manages all the files
17. 17.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) drawing a kite (d) making slides for a talk
18. 18.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a web browser (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a presentation program
20. 20.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
23. 23.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) as the computer starts (b) when we sneeze (c) only at night (d) after we print
24. 24.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
25. 25.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
26. 26.True or false: “plays a game” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — 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) shows the desktop (b) plays a song (c) manages all the files (d) talks to the devices
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
33. 33.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
34. 34.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
35. 35.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) talks to the devices (b) plays a game (c) draws a picture (d) types a letter
36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) starts up the computer (c) types a letter (d) runs the other programs
37. 37.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) opens a website (b) shows the desktop (c) starts up the computer (d) shares memory among apps
39. 39.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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