fixing computers
It's just experience. When something goes wrong with my computer, I research the symptoms until I figure out the problem then find a resource for how to fix it. I did this for years before I got a job in IT support - no qualification just experience. A 1st line support job is also a good way to learn the sorts of things that commonly break.
But I guess you want to accelerate that process so, I don't know, maybe buy broken computers from your local free ads and fix them, sell them on? You'll learn a lot about the types of things that go wrong and how to go about fixing them.
With computers I find it's not so much knowing how to fix them, but knowing where to go to get the information you need to fix them.
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Bwark!
Is your question "what should I do for a career path" or "what should I do to learn more about my computers"?
When I was a younger man I wanted to "learn everything about computers" - I took classes in electronics and in software. Eventually I had to pick. I ended up picking software.
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ADHD-I(diagnosed) ASD-HF(diagnosed)
RDOS scores - Aspie score 131/200 - neurotypical score 69/200 - very likely Aspie
I knew nothing about computing about half a decade ago, but recently have bought a lot of cheap old laptops on Ebay and from junk shops, and have learned a fair bit from tinkering with them. Can now do basic things like installing and removing various types of hard drives, memory modules, CMOS batteries, etc, and also know a reasonable amount about Windows and Linux operating systems. Have never got round to learning any programming languages, but did master a fair bit of BBC BASIC about thirty years ago, though that's irrelevant now.
One impression I have about modern laptops is that they're far harder to work on, as it's difficult or impossible to access many of the important components. I even briefly owned an Asus laptop where the battery was sealed in, and to change it one would presumably have to take the machine to an authorized workshop or even return it to the factory, no doubt at great expense.
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I'm Doctor Strange
Here are some links you might like:
https://yourbusiness.azcentral.com/comp ... 19390.html
https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Ta ... -a-Laptop/
https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers- ... /td-p/2094
https://www.wikihow.com/Ask-a-Question- ... t-Answered
Actually BASIC programming is not dead - just mostly out of fashion. Microsoft Visual Basic still exists.
These days Java, Javascript, C++, Python, Ruby and other niche languages are getting more talking up.
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ADHD-I(diagnosed) ASD-HF(diagnosed)
RDOS scores - Aspie score 131/200 - neurotypical score 69/200 - very likely Aspie
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