A site that teaches everything about computers?

Are there any sites that teach everything about a computer? I want to know just about everything so I can help the people on here. Stuff like software, processors, Stuff like that thx.

 

Well, there is no all-in-one solution. A lot of specific knowledge on certain problems will be picked up through your own experiences with frustrating problems. That said, there are informative websites for this kind of stuff (I assume you're referring strictly to laptop hardware).

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=125803

There were also some posts made by a user named Pulp that explained how different computer components work.

 

Umm, I dunno about sites, but Ill tell you what I did.

I used to go onto sites like Dell and Alienware and just configure laptops and desktops. I opened up my old desktops and looked inside them and took things aprat and put things together. I also went on to Newegg. Most of th ethings I figured out myself, however when there were things that made me go is that, I google it and pick a random website and read about it.

-Hope that helps!

 

Wikipedia is a great source for computer related information and just about everything else for that matter.

 

I think its really hard to learn by just reading something. True knowledge comes through experience. I assume you own a laptop because of your picture, why not start taking it apart. Figure out what things do. What you dont understand, google or ask here. Pretty soon you will be a hardware guru. There really isnt much to it.

For software, again, its through experience. Toy with things. Try new settings. Mess things up and get them back working again. Trial and error will teach you a lot.

 

gasp I would never dare take my laptop apart. lol

 

Well then you arent sincere on wanting to learn. Its like someone saying i wanna learn about cars...okay then open the hood-gasp i'd never open its hood!

 

Well, you don't have to, I've only opened my desktops and I learned everything from them.

 

You cant possibility have learned everything about laptops if you have only opened a desktop.

Its like saying you know everything about diesel engines when you have only worked on a ethanol based engines. While similar, they are very different.

 

The most I ever open was the cover to access the ram, cpu, gpu etc...

I don't really know much about laptops, I know more about desktops.

 

But do you know how all of those things work, and interact with each other? What are all those things on the motherboard? and what do they do? looking is one thing but understanding is another.

 

For the most part I understand what each part does, how, why and what to connect each thing to, and the what the specs on something are suppose to indicate, FSB, QPI, rails, SATA, IDE, etc...

 

That's too much for one site too handle.

How about starting learning Dos commands??? I learned that when I was 6, that means 15 years ago.

 

Go to school for Computer Engineering perhaps. You'll have the pleasure of learning high level programming (C, C++, Java, Pearl, etc.), low level programming (assembly and maybe even machine code). You'll learn about bits, bytes, registers, memory, processor optimization, cache, ALUs, I/O's, buses, parallel processing, microcontrollers, VLSI design, bitwise logic, operating systems, circuits, signals, etc.. And than your head explodes.

I'm about done my degree now. My advice is decide if you just like computers as a hobby because they are fun to build and play on, or if you really have a desire to learn the inner workings of computers. Even when you go to school for it and fill your brain with more than you could possibly imagine you still won't know everything about computers...that's why they are computers. I knew that this is what I wanted to do with my life because when I was about 8 years old I was taking electronic devices apart and trying to connect the dots, I was reading books on circuitry, and teaching myself basic programming skills.

There is a real difference in reading reviews of what is available on the current PC and really knowing the process in which all the components communicate with one another and why one component is really better, not just because someone else says so or a benchmark test says so. If all you want to do is know about the components that make up a PC and how to advise others what to look for, than all you need to do is read sites that provide reviews and previews of hardware, as well as how to interpret simple benchmark tests. That's what most people providing help on the internet do. Just understand that knowing that a computer consist of a motherboard, CPU, GPU, HDD, RAM, and optionally a optical drive and wifi card, doesn't really mean you have a deep understanding of computers. If there is something you specifically want to know within computers let me know and I might have some material for you.

Also, please don't just ignore the history of computers. It really will help you appreciate everything that much more and help shield you from some of the BS that gets spewed around.

 

Go to Tomshardware.com and start reading articles. Simple benchmarks in an easy-to-read layout should give you a good foundation on how each hardware works and how they stack in this rapidly evolving field.

 

Cool useful info. I've opened up my M1730 before .