Links to use to learn more about computers

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I have been out of computers for a few years now and have forgot a lot of stuff. Do any of you guys know a couple of sites I can use to learn more? I want to learn anything and everything.

I would like to learn how to program but dont really know where to start. I also would like to know the networking side of things.
 
boo-boo said:
I have been out of computers for a few years now and have forgot a lot of stuff. Do any of you guys know a couple of sites I can use to learn more? I want to learn anything and everything.

I would like to learn how to program but dont really know where to start. I also would like to know the networking side of things.
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Well which one would you rather focus on? programming or networking? If you ant to go for networks id recommend buying a CompTIA Network+ book and studying that then taking the exam as im studying it at the momment and its a great start to networking. Programming however you are probably better off going to evening classes and the like to start as when i tried to do a bit of visual basic at home I found it a bit too complicated to do by myself :)

Programming though is a bit like music, you can be born a natural programmer and be great at it or you take a bit longer to learn it. Networking is great in my opinion but like programming there is a lot to learn and remember.
 
Turbo10 said:
Well which one would you rather focus on? programming or networking? If you ant to go for networks id recommend buying a CompTIA Network+ book and studying that then taking the exam as im studying it at the momment and its a great start to networking. Programming however you are probably better off going to evening classes and the like to start as when i tried to do a bit of visual basic at home I found it a bit too complicated to do by myself :)

Programming though is a bit like music, you can be born a natural programmer and be great at it or you take a bit longer to learn it. Networking is great in my opinion but like programming there is a lot to learn and remember.
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I would rather focus on networking. Thanks Ill look into that book. Do you know of any other things I could use along with that book to learn?

If you have any links on programming I could use that to as I might try a little of it. Im a very quick learner when it comes to computers.
 
If you are looking at networking, your best bet is to google "computer networks" or "network tutorials" until you find a site that is at the level you are comfortable with given your previous experience. Then move to a more technical site. It helps to have a moderate science and maths background.

Every time you come across a term you don't understand, google it. Download a few router manuals from the manufacturers and go through, figuring out what the terms mean. Go to a vendor like Newegg and browse the communications hardware that is available. If you don't know what something does, find out.

If you are really serious then Turbo10's advice to take a course provides more motivation.
 
boo-boo said:
I would rather focus on networking. Thanks Ill look into that book. Do you know of any other things I could use along with that book to learn?

If you have any links on programming I could use that to as I might try a little of it. Im a very quick learner when it comes to computers.
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i have this Network+ book and its great it starts off with simple stuff and gets more advanced as you go through the book, it comes with a dvd with practice tests and stuff on it too. http://www.amazon.co.uk/CompTIA-Network-All--Guide-Fourth/dp/0071614877/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301747183&sr=8-1

As far as programming goes you could download the trial of Visual Basic which is normally the best place to start with programming and follow a few of the tutorials on that to see if you like it. If you do then i would again look into books as they are probably your best bet to start off with.
 
Nanobyte said:
If you are looking at networking, your best bet is to google "computer networks" or "network tutorials" until you find a site that is at the level you are comfortable with given your previous experience. Then move to a more technical site. It helps to have a moderate science and maths background.

Every time you come across a term you don't understand, google it. Download a few router manuals from the manufacturers and go through, figuring out what the terms mean. Go to a vendor like Newegg and browse the communications hardware that is available. If you don't know what something does, find out.

If you are really serious then Turbo10's advice to take a course provides more motivation.
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Thanks I will have to look into that.

Turbo10 said:
i have this Network+ book and its great it starts off with simple stuff and gets more advanced as you go through the book, it comes with a dvd with practice tests and stuff on it too. http://www.amazon.co.uk/CompTIA-Net...4877/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301747183&sr=8-1

As far as programming goes you could download the trial of Visual Basic which is normally the best place to start with programming and follow a few of the tutorials on that to see if you like it. If you do then i would again look into books as they are probably your best bet to start off with.
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Thanks I will have to start that I would much rather try to learn it now then when I will be going to school for it.

FXB said:
For programming you can take a look at this site it's mostly in french but some sections are in english
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Thanks Ill have to browse around there and see what I can learn.
 
Some excellent free tutorials for VB.Net, Java, C#, PHP and web design:

http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/net/vbNet.html

You can buy the books too which give you a hard copy and have some extra content, but it goes right through from being a very beginner to having a pretty firm grasp on each language, where anything extra you would learn for specific programs you wanted to write
 
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