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dxcore69

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Hello, I have absolutely no knowledge about hardware :( , where can I go to learn hardware from the basics? :D
 
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Dictionaries, encyclopedias will have definitions and often ilustrattions for different types of hardwares as well as technology. Then there are places like CF where questions like this can be asked with answers from various sources depending experience. Formerly you would attend a school or college.

There are various publications in book form as well. The drawback most commonly seen however is the fast pace at which hardwares progress which leads to the need to be regularly updated. Once you actually start working with each new change you soon learn how fast books and schools become outdated rather fast unless courses are revised and newer editions of publications are seen.
 
The best knowledge will come in several steps: First get a basic understanding of what piece of hardware plays what role. Then you should try to understand how they all interact to produce your computing experience. Lastly, just follow hardware trends; which probably just comes with time.

After you understand hardware, dip into software! (Programming, I mean.) I have yet to do so, but plan to do so soon.

Also, just try to envelop yourself in it. If you force the learning, it may be unsuccessful. If you find it fun, just go with your flow.
 
In pretty much all the topics there are 101's like Video Card 101, CPU 101 and so on. They are a little dated so the "I'm lazy what CPU is best for me" should probably be ignored as well as other things suggesting products. Otherwise it is a GREAT start. Also by reading threads and asking questions when you need to (Just don't hijack threads!) is really one of the best ways to learn.
 
Dx, what are you talking about?? Shenry just gave you two links, and a simple search would reveal many more. No offense, but I'm not too sure that you even no what you want. Follow the advice you have already been given and do a day or two of solid research and let us know if you still haven't found what you are looking for. Just GOOGLE GOOGLE GOOGLE!

I'm sure you can find many forums and sites with people just like you. There are mountains of information on the net, all of which can be in your face with a couple of clicks. You might wanna try sites that compare hardware, and where the results are displayed in graphs and such for visual aids to help easily interpret. Try tomshardware.com or others just like it.
 
ive been on this forum since February, and ive learnt a hell of a lot,

just stick around, read threads, research (google is your friend)

It helps

I went from being sscared to open my case, to now having overclocked my CPU (making it faster than it is)
 
I would just open up your computer and look around, or if you can find an old computer, just take it apart and put it back together. This will help alot.
 
Sorry

Oh... Sorry I didnt thought that it was a link, ok I will search google and others and then post topics subject wise in here If I get stuck with anything.
 
Hehe... you're alright man... But yeah, the other suggestions of taking them apart are very true. Once you see it in person, it kind of puts everything into perspective. Play around a little and unplug this and that; but be sure you plug it back in before you re-attatch that power cable! I don't recommend unplugging the battery though. Also, don't force anything into or out of place -- you don't want to break these expensive pieces of plastic.
 
Without first starting off with a doa beater and talkiing things apart you would likely end up breaking what doesn't need fixing. When going to handle any sensitive components like memory ESD precautions are the first rule of thought.

What is ESD? Electrostatic Discharge! Ever get zapped walking across a carpeted floor and simply touching a door knob? That's enough to cook hardwares if transferred into the contacts under certain circumstances. Yet simply wearing wrist type ground strap or placing arms on a case first in order to discharge yourself is common practice.

Once you pick one hardware type you can find endless links with different search engines not just one. No matter how many searches you perform you still won't get versy far until seeing some basic hands on experience to see how things work.
 
I can actually detach every hardware component on my computer and then put them back again. But the thing that I dont know is Whats Cache, Bus Speed means what, how does core2duo works, FSB means what etc etc.
But thanks for everyone for helping me.
 
For specific terms you will find a few online encyclopedias with the definitiions. But those only offer a definition for each item and not how they work together with other things. That's when you get into different catagory.

There are a good number of books on various topics while not one for everything. Six months after a new book is released some new hardware is likely to be out making them somewhat outdated right after they first hit the stands. The one thing that eludes most however is that no matter how long you've been in the field there's always one more thing that will seem to come out of nowhere.
 
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