I know nothing about computer basics. What sources exist to educate me?
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There are several books you can find at your local library or bookstore.  The 'for dummies' series is very helpful.  They have everything from learning Microsoft Word, Excel and other computer programs as well as learning the basics of computer operation.  You can type in: just for dummies book list on the www.google.com search engine, select the first result and it shows you a list of all the books available.  KISS (Keep It Short & Simple) books might also be of some help.
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I think you'll need to be a bit more specific in what type of help your actually looking for.  Are you more interested in education on how to use and operate a machine?  Want to know the intricate technical workings of how your machine performs?  Having an OS issue?  Machine lagging and you want to improve performance?  Thinking about upgrading that video card for the next best thing?  There are plenty of websites that cover all of that in varying degrees depending on where your interests lie.
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it is not as simple as a tutorial that will teach you that. There are so many different problems a computer can experience that you owuld spend years of constant reading to know everything, a lot of it is a case of trial and error.\n\nI would read some tutorials on the types of hardware and what they do so that you can get a good understanding of the components of a computer before you dive in.
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http://www.learnthat.com/computers/learn.asp?id=425&index=0
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Well, it depends on how familiar you are with computers, really, and what sort of repair you're planning on doing.  If you mean fixing software problems for computer users in their home, well, the best learning tool is actual experience with their operating system, but there are lots of books out there that do a good job of explaining OS'es.  If you're a novice, start with the For Dummies series - that'll get your feet wet, and it's entertaining.  Then you can move onto some of the more technical books.  If you're looking strictly at hardware, I'd advise getting the book "Upgrading and Repairing PC's", and maybe the "All In One A+ Certification Exam Guide".  These are huge books, but if you read through them, they can show you what the hardware does, how to install/replace, and they're good for reference.  As far as courses, you might check out places like ITT tech or community colleges - they usually offer courses in hardware architecture.
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&#9689;&#9689; LEARN COMPUTER BASICS &#9689;&#9689;\n\n&#9689; You should have read a great book called "Windows XP For Dummies" (no I'm not calling you a dummy) like I did when I first got on the Web. Except back then it was called "Windows 95 For Dummies". Trust me it's a great book and has lots of humor in it as well. There are two of them. get the one that is 9 books in one. it has the most info. Don't read this book from cover-to-cover. Instead use it as a reference book.\n\n&#9689; This book will teach you haow do do many many things with your computer. Some of them are copy, paste, delete, highlighting text, making a file, saving a file and the list goes on and on. Getting on the web before you learn the basics of your computer is like trying to be a race car driver before you learn how to drive.\n\n&#9689; Look for this book at your local public library. If they don't have it have them use their username and password to login to firstsearch.org where they can get any book from any library in the world. :)
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http://www.computerhope.com/history/index.htm\n\nThis explains all about computers
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Try the source below. There you can find a wellspring of answers to your electronics/computer questions....and it's totally FREE.
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there r a few sites that wud help u to download some cool books,\n\nwww.programmersheaven.com\n\nhttp://www.tutorialized.com\n\nwww.planetsourcecode.com will give u some source codes that will help u learn things in a better way
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www.pcguide.con is a great place,where we can find the kwonledge of the computer and some helpful website as well.\n good luck!!
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This is tough to answer without knowing what kind of computer course you want.  This is a very broad subject.  Here are some sites you might try to see if they have what you are looking for.
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http://www.howstuffworks.com  <<go to that site ,type in computer and it will tell you all about installing and maintenance
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Yes, but if you don't here's a good starting point.  Click on this link:\n\nhttp://computer.howstuffworks.com/pc.htm\n\nHere for free tutorials:\n\nhttp://www.techtutorials.info/
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Save your money and tell your mom to surf to these websites:\n\nhttp://www.newbie.org/\n\n\nhttp://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/\nJan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101
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There is a vast amount information to help you learn about Linux and use it better.\n\nThe primary documentation on your system shows you how to use various commands.  There are two possiblilties, "man" and "info".  So if I were to type "man ls", I would find out about the "ls" command.\n\nIn addition to the man pages, there is likely a directory called "/usr/share/docs".  This is another good place to look for documentation on programs on your local system.\n\nNow on to the Internet.  The first and foremost rule for finding information on linux is "search engines are your friend".  It is a rare instance where I can not find some information I am looking for about linux on the major search engines.\n\nSecond there are several consolidated sources for information.  Many of the big computer companies have information on linux.  Also, your distribution will have a lot of available information.  Finally there are places like The Linux Documentation project that gather How-Tos and other documetation\n\nFinally for specific questions, there are lots of help forums that are available for linux users.  There is also a lot information available from various news groups.
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There is free course you can take on-line through Sony.  It teaches the basics of building a website.  The best thing is it is free and it is on-line to do when you want.  It isn't very long just a couple of lessons with a few pages of reading and it is great information.  I took the course and really enjoyed it.  You can access it at:   http://www.sony101.com\n\nIf you go to that website there will be four categories of courses.  Click on all courses under the category "Personal Computing", a list of course is on the next page and it is about the third option on the list.  Click "enroll" and that is all.  If you haven't registered for any classes before you will then be asked to register.  It doesn't cost anything to register either and you only need to answer a few simple questions (name, create password, etc.)\n\nHope I could help.  Good luck!
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you can go howstuffworks.com to learn computer information or articles