Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 911 · 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: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
3. 3.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) drawing a kite (c) opening a website (d) typing a letter
4. 4.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
6. 6.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) plays a game (c) talks to the devices (d) starts up the computer
9. 9.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) shares memory among apps (c) types a letter (d) opens a website
10. 10.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) writing a story (d) adding up marks
11. 11.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) writing a story (b) making slides for a talk (c) typing a letter (d) making a budget table
12. 12.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) when we sneeze (c) only at night (d) as the computer starts
13. 13.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
14. 14.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) runs the other programs (c) types a letter (d) plays a game
15. 15.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: making a budget table is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
18. 18.True or false: typing a letter is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
20. 20.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) adding up marks (b) colouring a picture (c) making a budget table (d) making slides for a talk
21. 21.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) colouring a picture
22. 22.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
23. 23.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a web browser (d) a word processor
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
26. 26.True or false: writing a story is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
28. 28.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) talks to the devices (c) manages all the files (d) opens a website
29. 29.True or false: opening a website is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
31. 31.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
33. 33.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) an operating system
34. 34.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) starts up the computer (c) manages all the files (d) adds up marks
36. 36.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
37. 37.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: adding up marks is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

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