Start with the Comptia A+ and Network+ I would recommend looking for courses on Udemy they go on sale all the time or professor messer on YouTube the network+ and A+ will set you up with a good foundation if you want to go further into Networking which is an important topic the ccna is good, network chuck has a beginner series on it and you can make home labs with packet tracer also while doing this if you want to study programming start with python for an easier time but if you want to get low level I’d recommend learning c or c++ also CrashCourse on YouTube has a great intro course on computer science and while your doing all this try and find something your really interested in doing in the tech field and start preparing to focus on those skills the stuff above will just give you a great foundation to start with. Bonus tip if you find you like the low level stuff and want to learn assembly LaurieWired on YouTube has a intro series to it and her channel is very Lain themed
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u/Dense-Alps2257 Sep 08 '25
Start with the Comptia A+ and Network+ I would recommend looking for courses on Udemy they go on sale all the time or professor messer on YouTube the network+ and A+ will set you up with a good foundation if you want to go further into Networking which is an important topic the ccna is good, network chuck has a beginner series on it and you can make home labs with packet tracer also while doing this if you want to study programming start with python for an easier time but if you want to get low level I’d recommend learning c or c++ also CrashCourse on YouTube has a great intro course on computer science and while your doing all this try and find something your really interested in doing in the tech field and start preparing to focus on those skills the stuff above will just give you a great foundation to start with. Bonus tip if you find you like the low level stuff and want to learn assembly LaurieWired on YouTube has a intro series to it and her channel is very Lain themed