Computer quiz questions with answers — 20 basic MCQs.

Who it's for: Ages 13 and up: ICT beginners at school, or new staff at work who need the basics.

Use them as a baseline check at the start of an ICT course, a recap after a unit, or a short test for new staff. Every question has one correct answer except questions 4 and 20, which have two. All twenty fit in one Quizoma quiz.

The 20 computer quiz questions with answers

Correct answers are marked with a tick. The same questions, with the same answers, are in the CSV file, in the same order.

Hardware

1. Which of these is an input device?
   A. Monitor · B. Printer · C. Keyboard ✓ · D. Speaker
2. Which part is often called the brain of the computer?
   A. RAM · B. CPU ✓ · C. Hard disk · D. Monitor
3. Which memory loses its contents when the power is switched off?
   A. RAM ✓ · B. ROM · C. Hard disk · D. USB flash drive
4. Which of these are output devices? (more than one answer)
   A. Monitor ✓ · B. Mouse · C. Printer ✓ · D. Scanner
5. Which of these is a storage device?
   A. Solid-state drive ✓ · B. Webcam · C. Microphone · D. Keyboard

Software

6. Which of these is an operating system?
   A. Microsoft Word · B. Windows ✓ · C. Google Chrome · D. Adobe Photoshop
7. What is a web browser used for?
   A. Editing photos · B. Viewing websites ✓ · C. Scanning for viruses · D. Typing letters offline
8. Which file extension is usually a picture?
   A. .mp3 · B. .docx · C. .jpg ✓ · D. .exe
9. Which program is a spreadsheet?
   A. PowerPoint · B. Excel ✓ · C. Paint · D. Notepad
10. What does Ctrl + C do in most Windows programs?
    A. Cut · B. Copy ✓ · C. Close · D. Paste

Internet

11. What does www stand for?
    A. World Wide Web ✓ · B. World Web Window · C. Wide Web World · D. Web World Wide
12. What does URL stand for?
    A. Uniform Resource Locator ✓ · B. Universal Routing Link · C. United Resource Line · D. Uniform Reference Link
13. Which start of a web address shows the connection is encrypted?
    A. http:// · B. https:// ✓ · C. ftp:// · D. www.
14. What does a router do?
    A. Prints documents · B. Connects devices to a network and the internet ✓ · C. Stores files permanently · D. Cools the processor
15. Which of these is an email address?
    A. www.example.com · B. [email protected] ✓ · C. example.com/name · D. @example

Online safety

16. Which of these is the strongest password?
    A. password123 · B. 12345678 · C. Tq#8vLm!2pXr ✓ · D. yourname2010
17. What is phishing?
    A. A fake message that tries to steal your details ✓ · B. A way to speed up the internet · C. A method of backing up files · D. A kind of computer cooling
18. What should you do with an email attachment from someone you don't know?
    A. Open it straight away · B. Forward it to friends · C. Not open it, and delete or report it ✓ · D. Reply with your password
19. What does a firewall do?
    A. Blocks unwanted network traffic ✓ · B. Cools the CPU · C. Makes typing faster · D. Prints pages securely
20. Which of these should you keep private online? (more than one answer)
    A. Your password ✓ · B. Your home address ✓ · C. Your favourite colour · D. A book you like

Some wrong options catch common mix-ups on purpose. RAM in question 2 is memory, not the processor; Google Chrome in question 6 is a browser that runs on an operating system, not one itself; and www. in question 13 says nothing about whether a connection is encrypted. Quizoma's results show the accuracy of every question, so you will see straight away which idea needs another lesson.

Learners can use the same set to revise on their own: import it, switch on Show Score and Retake, and it becomes a practice test they can take until every answer sticks. For workplace use, see quizzes for staff training.

How to use this template

1. Download the file: quizoma-template-computer-basics-mcq-quiz.csv.
2. Open Quizoma Studio in your browser (or the Android app) and choose Import from file.
3. Pick the .csv. Quizoma shows every question for review before anything is saved, so you can fix a wording, drop a question or add your own.
4. Save, then share the 6-character quiz code or QR with your class. Participants answer at quizoma.com/take in any browser.

Timing and points are set on the quiz when you import, not in the file. If you would rather not import at all, you can type the questions into the online quiz maker directly.

What is in the file

One row per question: the question, then the options, then a final correct column holding the number of the right option. Where more than one option is right, the numbers are joined with a |. The first lines look like this:

question,option1,option2,option3,option4,correct
Which of these is an input device?,Monitor,Printer,Keyboard,Speaker,3
Which of these is an operating system?,Microsoft Word,Windows,Google Chrome,Adobe Photoshop,2

Open it in any spreadsheet to edit, and save it as CSV again before importing — an .xlsx file is not read. The same format is described on the templates page.