im fascinated about computers but hardly know how to turn one on?
Question by maukie123: im fascinated about computers but hardly know how to turn one on?
Where should I start? I hear all these words like networks, programming and have not got the first clue. A course at school is not an option, im already in university studying on a finance degree. Any advice you guys can give me would be appreciated. Regards
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Answer by reddog
use your search put in computers for dummies their are hundreds of places to look!
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There is a book that I think is called “Computers for Dummies” that can be very helpful.
Well, since you have managed to make your way on here, you are getting off to a good start. I am a computer science major which so far I am learning how to program with the java language. I wouldn’t recommend it to most people who are not good with computers because it can be be quite frustrating; even to people who have prior knowledge in the field. My advice for you would be to start off slow and pick up the basics first before you start jumping into the complex things you can do with a computer. Also, I suggest learning how to utilize google.com. It can be your best friend and help you in countless situations when you are in need of an answer.
you’re right, the entire IT field is fascinating. I’ve been using them since the mid 80s and still aren’t bored of them.
The field is huge and I doubt anyone knows everything about them but I found that the quickest and easiest way to learn is by practical experience.
For example, I wanted to make a website, that took me into HTML, CSS, JavaScript. A little later I realized I could run my own webserver, so then I had to learn a little about how the internet works, the software I needed and so on. My webserver now runs several sites, and has been running for around 6 years.
I’ve had multiple computers and thought it would be nice to have a small home network. My wife used nothing but Macs and as a friend of mine had moved to linux, I made my own Linux machine and networked Windows, Macs and Linux computers.
I keep my computers for as long as I can but upgrade them when they need it so now it doesn’t bother me changing processors or motherboards – adding drives or memory takes just minutes.
I used to try all sorts of software now I keep a few main programs but now know how to use them really well. Programs like Photoshop and Illustrator can be daunting but, bit by bit, you can learn to do various things in them that don’t look too bad.
If you feel you’d like to try your hand at programming, think of something you’d like your computer to do then try programming it yourself. Even simple utilities may take you into things like file reading and writing, using variables and string functions and so on.
Whateve subject you decide to tackle there is always plenty of help on the internet. Even if Google or Yahoo don’t bring up what you want then there are specialized forums like Programmers Heaven – http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/ for hardware problems there’s Dev Hardware – http://www.devhardware.com/ or Hardware Forums – http://www.hardwareforums.com/ and there are zillions of others. Even Yahoo Answers has its place.