Q&A for How to Be a Computer Geek

Make sure you work on your customer service skills so you can efficiently communicate with others about what's causing the issue and what you need to do to fix it.

In general, broken hardware cannot be fixed, at least by an amateur. Depending on what it is, you may be able to take it to a professional, but usually it's better and safer to just replace the broken piece of hardware with a new one.

You should learn the language and fully understand the fundamentals and what it is typically used for. Once you figure that out you should probably test yourself. After that you have to figure out what you are going to do.

If you want to learn about PC hardware, join the "PC master race" subreddit and ask questions. There are a lot of knowledgeable people there who will be more than happy to answer all of your questions.

Just relax! Many people are in the same boat as you. If you have a child, sit down and talk this through with them. Take it step by step, not all information on the computer is crucial to know. Consider taking a class, or classes, that focus on exactly what aspects of IT you would like to know more about.

1 GB = 1024 MB exactly. When people speak, they say 1000 MB to make it easier.

If you're studying professionally, then you should focus on whatever the requirements for the job are, but if you're studying for fun, then you can research whatever interests you. If your aim is to be a computer geek, then there are multiple different disciplines that you'll need to choose from; you'd be very hard pressed to master all of them. A web developer has a different set of skills from an application developer, a network engineer, or a security specialist.

Follow the simple steps that this page has offered, and consult other internet resources as well.

Those two are the top processor manufacturers. They create new processors for desktop, laptops, servers, and others. Most tests and reviews shows that Intel is the best processor manufacturer in terms of processing power and performance. AMD is also good, quite cheap, and has better graphics than Intel.

If you have Windows 10+, you can press the Windows key and the G key to record your game. If you don't have Windows, I would recommend installing the nchsoftware recorder or doing some research on other highly rated game recording software.

It is entirely up to you. Computer science it is a more ranged degree, and should better you for the future.

Look it up on Google! Many people that do IT stuff use Google to find help with stuff that they don't know. If the program has a Wikipedia page, go there first to get a general understanding of what it's for.

Probably the easiest way to begin is to google some tips and learn new things you can do with existing software on your computer. Learn how to best troubleshoot common issues (wifi, printing, etc.) -- this is most easily done by doing. There are some books on operating systems that can be helpful as well. Lots of possibilities.

It depends on where the photos are stored, but wikiHow has a few different articles that are specifically written on this topic that you might find helpful. I would start with the article on downloading photos from your iPhone to your computer. There is also an article on transferring photos from cameras to computers.

Yes, and you could easily find those by performing an online search.

Just learn and have fun with it. This is sort of a bucket list, and you can learn as much or as little as you want. Just make sure you do not get overwhelmed.