Basics of Computers – Hardware and Software MCQs

1. What is the brain of the computer?
(A) Monitor
(B) CPU
(C) Keyboard
(D) Hard drive

2. Which of the following is an example of software?
(A) Mouse
(B) Windows 10
(C) RAM
(D) Hard Disk

3. What type of device is a printer?
(A) Input device
(B) Storage device
(C) Output device
(D) Processing device

4. What is the full form of CPU?
(A) Central Process Unit
(B) Central Processing Unit
(C) Computer Personal Unit
(D) Central Processor Utility

5. Which of the following is NOT an input device?
(A) Keyboard
(B) Mouse
(C) Scanner
(D) Monitor

6. What is software?
(A) The physical components of a computer
(B) Programs and applications that run on a computer
(C) The outer casing of the CPU
(D) Electrical circuits

7. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called?
(A) RAM
(B) ROM
(C) Hard Drive
(D) Cache

8. Which of the following is system software?
(A) MS Word
(B) Adobe Photoshop
(C) Windows OS
(D) Google Chrome

9. What does RAM stand for?
(A) Read Access Memory
(B) Random Access Memory
(C) Ready Access Memory
(D) Real Access Memory

10. Which of the following stores data permanently?
(A) RAM
(B) Cache
(C) Hard Disk Drive
(D) ROM only