Basic Computer Knowledge Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which password choice generally provides the strongest protection for an online account?
A short password based on a birthday and a family name
A complex password reused across several important accounts
A long, unique passphrase that is not used for another account
A simple password that is changed every month
2. You accidentally deleted a document in Windows moments ago and have not emptied any system folders. Where should you look first to restore it?
The Recycle Bin
The Downloads folder
The clipboard
The browser history
3. A browser shows a padlock beside an HTTPS web address. What does this most directly indicate?
Every claim published by the website is accurate.
The connection between the browser and the website is encrypted.
The website owner's identity has been verified by a government agency.
The website cannot contain malware or deceptive content.
4. An unexpected email says your account will be closed today unless you use its login link. What is the most appropriate first response?
Open the link and inspect the login page before entering anything.
Reply to the sender and ask whether the warning is genuine.
Avoid the link and verify the message through the service's official website or support channel.
Forward the message to a coworker or friend to see whether they received it too.
5. You need an application that can open websites and organize them in tabs. Which option is designed for that task?
File Explorer
Microsoft Excel
Mozilla Firefox
Windows Defender
6. A file with the extension .pdf is most commonly which type of file?
An executable program file
A document designed to preserve its layout across devices
An uncompressed audio recording
A folder containing archived files
7. What is the central processing unit, or CPU, primarily responsible for?
Providing long-term storage for documents and applications
Creating backup copies of all files automatically
Supplying wireless internet access by itself
Executing instructions and processing data
8. You edited a document and want to keep both the original and a renamed copy. Which command is most suitable?
Save
Save As
Print
Undo
9. Which statement best describes the main job of a computer's operating system?
It manages hardware resources and provides a platform for applications.
It creates a permanent internet connection without network equipment.
It stores every personal file independently of a storage drive.
It protects the computer from every type of malicious software.
10. What is the primary role of RAM in a computer?
To retain personal files permanently when the computer is off
To hold programs and data temporarily while they are being used
To display images and text on the screen
To perform the CPU's arithmetic and control operations
11. On a Windows computer, which keyboard shortcut copies selected text without removing it?
Ctrl+C
Ctrl+V
Ctrl+X
Ctrl+Z
12. Which sequence orders common digital storage units from smaller to larger?
Terabyte, gigabyte, kilobyte, megabyte
Megabyte, kilobyte, terabyte, gigabyte
Gigabyte, terabyte, megabyte, kilobyte
Kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte
13. One Windows application has stopped responding, but the rest of the computer still works. What is a reasonable next step?
Disconnect the computer from power immediately.
Reinstall the entire operating system.
Open Task Manager and try to end the unresponsive application.
Delete unrelated personal files to make the application close.
14. What does the term “malware” mean?
Software intentionally designed to disrupt, damage, spy on, or gain unauthorized access to systems
Software that manages physical computer components
Any application that uses a large amount of storage space
An outdated program that no longer receives new features
15. Your computer's storage drive fails and the original files become inaccessible. What is the main value of having a separate backup?
It makes the failed drive process data more quickly.
It prevents the computer from ever encountering malware.
It increases the amount of RAM available to open programs.
It can provide another copy from which lost or damaged data may be restored.
16. In a typical spreadsheet application, which character normally begins a formula?
The hash symbol (#)
The at sign (@)
The percent sign (%)
The equals sign (=)