Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 900 · 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 opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
2. 2.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
3. 3.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a word processor (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) an operating system
4. 4.True or false: making a budget table is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
6. 6.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) shares memory among apps (c) types a letter (d) starts up the computer
8. 8.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making slides for a talk (b) drawing a kite (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
9. 9.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
10. 10.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) types a letter (c) opens a website (d) starts up the computer
11. 11.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a word processor (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a paint program
12. 12.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) drawing a kite (b) adding up marks (c) writing a story (d) colouring a picture
13. 13.True or false: opening a website is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) shares memory among apps (c) talks to the devices (d) adds up marks
16. 16.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) making a budget table (b) colouring a picture (c) adding up marks (d) opening a website
17. 17.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) adds up marks (b) shares memory among apps (c) plays a game (d) draws a picture
19. 19.True or false: “talks to the devices” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
21. 21.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
22. 22.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) types a letter (c) plays a game (d) talks to the devices
23. 23.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) runs the other programs (c) plays a song (d) opens a website
24. 24.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
29. 29.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) draws a picture (c) shows the desktop (d) runs the other programs
30. 30.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
32. 32.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a web browser (b) a spreadsheet (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
33. 33.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
34. 34.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) opens a website (b) plays a game (c) manages all the files (d) plays a song
35. 35.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) adding up marks (b) typing a letter (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
36. 36.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) adding up marks (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
37. 37.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
39. 39.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) colouring a picture (b) making slides for a talk (c) writing a story (d) opening a website
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app

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