Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 806 · 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: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
3. 3.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) writing a story (b) colouring a picture (c) typing a letter (d) opening a website
4. 4.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) shows the desktop (c) shares memory among apps (d) talks to the devices
5. 5.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
7. 7.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
8. 8.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) adding up marks (b) making slides for a talk (c) opening a website (d) making a budget table
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
10. 10.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
11. 11.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) adding up marks (c) making a budget table (d) writing a story
13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a presentation program
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
15. 15.True or false: opening a website is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
17. 17.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
19. 19.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) colouring a picture (c) drawing a kite (d) typing a letter
20. 20.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a web browser (d) a presentation program
22. 22.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) an operating system
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) starts up the computer (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
24. 24.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) manages all the files (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
26. 26.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
27. 27.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) typing a letter (b) adding up marks (c) making slides for a talk (d) drawing a kite
29. 29.True or false: adding up marks is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a spreadsheet
31. 31.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) adding up marks (c) colouring a picture (d) writing a story
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
35. 35.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: opening a website is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) types a letter (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a song
38. 38.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
40. 40.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) when we sneeze (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts

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