About this parts of a computer practice

Parts of a computer is taught in KS2 Year 3 (ages 7-8) as part of the England national curriculum. This free practice set covers learning about the key parts of a computer: monitor, keyboard, mouse, cpu, hard drive and ram through 30 interactive questions, working up from easy warm-ups to harder problems.

What you'll practise

Each session gives you 30 questions in mixed difficulty: a few simple ones to start, some two-step questions next, then word problems at the end. If you get stuck, tap for a hint. After every answer you get a short explanation, right or wrong, so you can see why.

Question types in this set: multiple choice, true or false, word matching, fill the blank.

Example question

Which part of a computer is sometimes called its 'brain'?

Curriculum coverage

This is on the KS2 Computing programme of study for Year 3. The questions follow the same order schools use, starting with concrete examples and moving on to more abstract reasoning, so practice here lines up with what your child is doing in lessons. British English throughout, with British units, currency and spelling.

Frequently asked questions

What is parts of a computer in KS2 computing?

Learning about the key parts of a computer: monitor, keyboard, mouse, CPU, hard drive and RAM. It is on the KS2 computing curriculum for Year 3 and gets revisited in later years too.

What year group is parts of a computer taught in?

Parts of a computer is first introduced in Year 3. Children usually meet it again in later years as the work gets harder.

Is the parts of a computer practice really free?

Yes. All 30 questions are free, with no signup, no payment and no time limit. Your progress is saved in your browser.

How does the practice work?

Each session gives you 10 questions of mixed difficulty. Correct answers add 8 to 12 points to your SmartScore; wrong answers take some off. Get to 80 to mark the concept as complete. Hints are there if you need them, and every answer comes with a short explanation.

Related computing concepts

• 📋What is an algorithm?
• 📊Sequence in programs
• ↪️Input, process, output
• 🔄Repetition: loops in programs

More practice by year

• Year 3 practice
• All Computing concepts

Practice content matched to the England national curriculum for KS2 (Year 3). Questions use British English throughout.