Apokalipse
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I've learned much of what I know on this forum; at 16 years old, I can fix most problems I encounter, and I am constantly learning new things
the more you know, the more you realise you don't know
being a techie is not just knowing about compuers, a lot of it is the ability to find out what the problem is and finding a way to fix it; different techies use different methods, a lot of the time getting the same end result.
firstly, how much would you say you do know about computers?
do you know how to put together a compuer? what the basic parts are and what they do?
here's a quick run down
CPU or Central Processing Unit: the part which does all the thinking and calculations. it also makes all the basic framework of the video
Video card: colours and shades the models which the CPU makes, and sends the screen data to the monitor
GPU or Graphical processing Unit: is basically the CPU of the graphics card
Sound card: processes sound for the speakers
motherboard: where everything gets plugged into, so they can communicate with the other parts through it
RAM: where everything is loaded when you boot up or open a program or file. once power is lost it loses its data.
BIOS: controls the motherboard, the settings like frequencies, even the system clock
a video card has its own BIOS
Hard Drive: the storage of all your data, even Windows is stored on the hard drive
the more you know, the more you realise you don't know
being a techie is not just knowing about compuers, a lot of it is the ability to find out what the problem is and finding a way to fix it; different techies use different methods, a lot of the time getting the same end result.
firstly, how much would you say you do know about computers?
do you know how to put together a compuer? what the basic parts are and what they do?
here's a quick run down
CPU or Central Processing Unit: the part which does all the thinking and calculations. it also makes all the basic framework of the video
Video card: colours and shades the models which the CPU makes, and sends the screen data to the monitor
GPU or Graphical processing Unit: is basically the CPU of the graphics card
Sound card: processes sound for the speakers
motherboard: where everything gets plugged into, so they can communicate with the other parts through it
RAM: where everything is loaded when you boot up or open a program or file. once power is lost it loses its data.
BIOS: controls the motherboard, the settings like frequencies, even the system clock
a video card has its own BIOS
Hard Drive: the storage of all your data, even Windows is stored on the hard drive