Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 976 · 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: “plays a song” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) manages all the files (b) adds up marks (c) types a letter (d) draws a picture
3. 3.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a presentation program. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) adding up marks (b) making a budget table (c) writing a story (d) making slides for a talk
5. 5.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) software (b) hardware
6. 6.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
7. 7.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) when we sneeze (b) only at night (c) as the computer starts (d) after we print
8. 8.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a word processor (b) a web browser (c) a presentation program (d) a paint program
9. 9.True or false: writing a story is done in a spreadsheet. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
11. 11.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) shows the desktop (c) plays a song (d) shares memory among apps
12. 12.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) starts up the computer (b) plays a game (c) runs the other programs (d) talks to the devices
13. 13.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a word processor (d) a presentation program
14. 14.🧰 Which program would you use for making slides for a talk? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a word processor (d) a web browser
15. 15.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) writing a story (c) adding up marks (d) making slides for a talk
18. 18.Which of these is done in a word processor? (a) making a budget table (b) writing a story (c) opening a website (d) drawing a kite
19. 19.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) opens a website (c) manages all the files (d) shares memory among apps
20. 20.🧰 Which program would you use for adding up marks? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a word processor
21. 21.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a spreadsheet. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “plays a song” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖥️ Who does this job: “shares memory among apps” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
25. 25.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: writing a story is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) draws a picture (b) talks to the devices (c) starts up the computer (d) runs the other programs
28. 28.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) opening a website (b) typing a letter (c) making slides for a talk (d) adding up marks
29. 29.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) making a budget table (b) opening a website (c) making slides for a talk (d) colouring a picture
30. 30.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) starts up the computer (b) draws a picture (c) types a letter (d) plays a song
31. 31.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of an app. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
36. 36.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) adds up marks (b) manages all the files (c) runs the other programs (d) shows the desktop
37. 37.🖥️ Who does this job: “manages all the files” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
38. 38.🖥️ Who does this job: “draws a picture” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
39. 39.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a song (b) shows the desktop (c) types a letter (d) opens a website
40. 40.🖥️ Who does this job: “runs the other programs” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system

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