I need basic computer knowledge

probably you can download a short free guide on the computer components and may be you cna learn better than million of words here on mylot!Pc components in reality are logical so they are not complicated surely every electronic part need a knowledge...to know how they really work..

One thing I definitely would advise you to do is to watch youtube videos on this very subject. There are plenty of videos out there and some of them are very good and detailed. Just use the search facility on youtube and look up whatever you have an interest in whether it be CPUs, graphics cards, installation of memory and so forth. As it stands, I'm an IT Technician and I love all things computer! I'm in the process of building a computer from scratch and I'm buying the individual parts that I need: the motherboard, the CPU, the ram or memory, the hard drives and optical drives, very exciting! The cpu and the motherboard are the most important components of the computer with the cpu being the brain behind everything. I think it's nice if you have certain knowledge in IT as you can then do things yourself when something goes wrong and you have to replace a part and so forth. This is one of the reasons I took a course in computer maintenance and installation a few years back. Anyway, another thing that I would suggest is that you register with some of the many IT Support forums out there, they are free and whenever you have a question you can just post a query and there will be many people willing to help with expert knowledge! One of the following forums that I use on a regular basis is: http://www.techsupportforum.com Check that out and good luck. Andrew

- Basically, the CPU is the computer's brain which does all the processing. CPU's speed is measured in GHz, which means the higher the value, the faster CPU is. - There's also the RAM which also helps with the processing by temporarily storing some data to prepare them for the CPU to process. RAMs have capacities like 1 gigabyte or more, and also has speeds measured in Mhz. - The Hard disk acts as your main storage, which stores all your data. Capacities nowadays are quite large, ranging from 500 gigs to 1 terrabyte (that's 1,000 gigs of hard disk space for you)! - Videocard is an expansion device which does all the the display and 3D processing. It has its own brain called the GPU and also RAM. This PC component is a must for gamers and video editors. There are also systems that have onboard display chips soldered on the motherboard and they resources with you RAM sticks.

well, basically it should be an initiative on your part to know more..research, find useful and informative websites, ask friends who are familiar with computers, etc. i learned from scratch essentially doing trial and error on any software or even dismantling and assembling a computer set, lol!

Like all other electronics gadgets computer has its parts and function.the important part is the central processing unit(cpu) it is where all the main component is located.first the processor,memory,hardisk and the motherboard..motherboar connects all of this to create the cpu to function and attached the monitor so that it can be called computer..be it desktop,laptop,palmtop..you can upgrade your hardisk,memory(Ram) and your videocard to fit what you really like about how you want your computer to look like and function the way you prefer..all of this thing is the so called computer