i want to know how to become a computer whizard
2007-07-27 13:17:02 · 7 answers · asked by kolfie90 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
keep asking question and then you will have all the answers
2007-07-31 04:20:35 · answer #1 · answered by alectaf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been working with computers for 14 years (I'm 17 now) and I'm not even close to being a 'whizz' with them. I know a fair amount and I have built a few (in the process of building another).
There is a lot to learn about them, the first thing to know how they work, what components do what jobs, how devices communicate etc etc.
The important thing to know at this stage is that if you know how to switch on a computer, install something or connect some hardware, you know a lot more than the idiots in PC World. They actually turned me down for a job because I knew too much, well at the end of the day it's making money, not helping customers with genuine computer issues.
The basic storage units are actually:
Nibble = part of a byte
Bit = 8 bits in a byte
Byte = storage unit (8 bits)
Kilobyte = 1,024 bytes
Megabyte = 1,024 kilobytes
Gigabyte = 1,024 megabytes
Terabyte = 1,024 gigabytes
Then there's binary code to learn, quite easy when you get into it. You could also learn a programming language, VB6 or VB.NET is good for beginners.
As mentioned before, you can also build a computer to learn the practical way.
2007-07-27 13:34:59 · answer #2 · answered by Rick G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a lot of books, I am 13 and I am a computer whiz already, or get computer for Idiots. You can build one like the person up there said, If you want to start over, then get an Apple Macbook Notebook, I have one and it taught me pretty well how to do every thing. Go to Www.Apple.com read all of the computer features and hopefully they will teach you something about computers.
Basic Storage Units:
Bit= Basic storage unit
Kilobit= 1,024 Bits
Megabit= 1,024 Kilobits
Gigabit= 1,024 Megabites
Trillabit= 1,024
No one has gone past 1,024 Trillabits
Dont pronounce bits the way it sounds, it is pronounced like Bite
2007-07-27 13:31:08 · answer #3 · answered by tomcatjak 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Be prepared to spend a lot of time learning & join lots of forums on your particular area of interest - lots of really helpful stuff/people out there
2007-07-27 13:28:31 · answer #4 · answered by Mari C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i suggest taking 1 or more courses at a local college or learning center. they're cheap and usually quite useful.
2007-07-27 13:57:13 · answer #5 · answered by p.diggity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
build a computer, its the best way to learn about hardware, and a bit about software
2007-07-27 13:22:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
dedication
2007-07-28 00:15:56 · answer #7 · answered by D G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋