Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 94 · 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: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: writing a story is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) types a letter (c) manages all the files (d) plays a game
4. 4.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a presentation program (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
5. 5.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) shares memory among apps (b) adds up marks (c) plays a song (d) types a letter
6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
7. 7.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) drawing a kite (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
8. 8.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a web browser. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a web browser (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a spreadsheet
10. 10.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) opening a website (b) adding up marks (c) typing a letter (d) making slides for a talk
11. 11.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
12. 12.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
13. 13.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making slides for a talk (b) colouring a picture (c) writing a story (d) making a budget table
14. 14.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
16. 16.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) draws a picture (b) plays a game (c) talks to the devices (d) opens a website
18. 18.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) opening a website (b) making slides for a talk (c) adding up marks (d) writing a story
19. 19.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
20. 20.🖥️ 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
21. 21.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
24. 24.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
26. 26.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a word processor (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
29. 29.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) types a letter (b) plays a song (c) starts up the computer (d) plays a game
30. 30.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) adding up marks (d) making a budget table
31. 31.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) after we print (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) when we sneeze
32. 32.True or false: “manages all the files” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) manages all the files (b) types a letter (c) starts up the computer (d) shows the desktop
34. 34.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making a budget table (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) opening a website
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
36. 36.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a web browser (b) a presentation program (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
39. 39.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “types a letter” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True

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