Is there a computer bible?

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Hi Everyone

I'm a beginner at computers so I was just wondering if there is some big, online computer bible? That mainly talks about the parts to build a computer, for example: What does a chipset do? and talks less about software.
I was just curious as I'd love to extend my computer knowledge :P.

Thanks :)
 
The "computer bible" can be found at 'Computerforum.com' ;)

There are probably books around which can help you out and websites too, but I doubt there's going to be one massive book which manages to cover absolutely everything. Usually they are aimed at certain topics such as "building a PC" or "the ins and outs of Windows" for example.
 
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In all honestly. No. Computers are just to complicated, to vast and not enough pages to right the knowledge that some people have. If you need help ask on a forum. Seriously. Its the only medium where you will get people from all walks of life with all expertise in one area.
 
I would say this would be pretty close.

It covers the basics of pretty much all aspects of IT support including hardware, networking, operating systems and more.
 
My dad actually has some huge book about building a computer, never looked at really but from the size it looks like it'd tell you everything. Of course it's also like 20 yrs old...
 
jonnyp11 said:
My dad actually has some huge book about building a computer, never looked at really but from the size it looks like it'd tell you everything. Of course it's also like 20 yrs old...
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Well there's your first problem...
 
S3AnD3 said:
Hi Everyone

I'm a beginner at computers so I was just wondering if there is some big, online computer bible? That mainly talks about the parts to build a computer, for example: What does a chipset do? and talks less about software.
I was just curious as I'd love to extend my computer knowledge :P.

Thanks :)
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There's no need for a "computer bible". If such thing existed, it would have tens of thousands maybe hundreds of thousands pages. There's just too much information. If you really want to understand computers, what you must do is learn just a little bit of assembly language, then go for C/C++ then a scripting language, like python. Once you do that, you can basically understand how a computer thinks.
 
Try Enhanced A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, by Jean Anderews. It's a great book for what you're talking about. Only one caveat - it's dated (and probably out of print). I mean, it talks about Windows 9x. But if you can sort through the stuff that's no longer relevant, it gives you a great understanding about the hardware, and how it interacts with the software. See if you can find it. It'd probably be worth the search.
 
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