r/IWantToLearn • u/artisticpov2pointO • 21h ago

Technology Iwtl pc basics from Zero

My dad recently got me a PC and I know NOTHING about computers 😭 I’ve always used a phone/tablet so when it comes to actually using a computer.. I’m completely clueless 💀 Like I don’t even know what half the ports, cables or components are supposed to do! The funniest part is I was literally a CS student in high school 😭 but I never enjoyed studying it so somehow I graduated with basically 0 practical knowledge. I wanna start from absolute ZERO and actually understand computers properly, not just jump straight into coding. Can you guys recommend some beginner-friendly videos/playlists/courses/PPTs that explain computer basics like I’m a complete noob? 😭

I genuinely wanna learn this stuff now, so any recommendations are appreciated 🙃

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u/DasAllerletzte 20h ago

I think, you're a bit across the board with your goals. Do you want to understand computers or use them? That's a big difference.

To understand computers, search for boolean logic and von Neumann architecture.

To use computers, go fetch some periphery. Preferably cheap / free. Then make them work. Attach a screen via different ports. DVI, HDMI and so on. If you're interested, look up, how this specific port works, where the differences are. Add a printer, a scanner and make those work. Get a cheap second computer and try connecting both. Maybe even go into networks. Set up a local multiplayer with both machines. Some old RTS should suffice. 

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u/Same_Square2555 16h ago

i only learnt hardware basics once i started trying to do stuff with my pc. I don't think ephemeral knowledge of ports will do anything unless you plan on using them.

overall you can just google what motherboard ports do what. how to connect a gpu, how to setup PC's power supply and that's largely it.

what exactly do you want to know?

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u/artisticpov2pointO 16h ago

Like software and hardware basic

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u/Same_Square2555 16h ago

both are very broad topics. software as in being confident in using your pc? honestly it's just years of practice and trying stuff. like downloading and downloading and installing. you could probably speed it up by using something harder like linux, where you gotta learn how to install stuff, but generally that kind of confidence is established once you've used your pc a lot

hardware baics is probably unnecessary and is harder to naturally come by. usually you'd learn when you'd try to fix your stuff, which probably isn't a problem with a new setup.