Good place to start?

Raistlin · December 16, 2020

There are so many sites to try and read about computers but I'm trying to get my daughter to read up on parts and learn about each component used in PCs. Do you have any recommendations on a good place for her to start?

atm0706 · December 16, 2020

Start her on youtube videos honestly. I feel like its more entertaining and she can still learn along the way. Each of the top pc youtubers have great videos for beginners to learn from if you search.

Reading a webpage can be boring and hard to comprehend for a beginner sometimes unless it is specifically targeted to them.

Ja Krispie · December 16, 2020

Does you daughter want to learn about PC components? If she doesn't even want to learn about it why try and get her to do it? Otherwise just teach her what you know and what you don't you have youtube/magazines/books. It really depends on how she will learn best. Maybe buy a cheap pc, take it apart, let her put it back together with your instructions

unsorted · December 16, 2020

This would be my routine:

* Buy some ultra-cheap second-hand desktop / laptop PCs.

* Work on them with your daughter (if you already have some knowledge in the area). Then use the machines to do stuff. Compare performance. Have fun. Introduce her to the relative performance benefits of different hardware. Things like this: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

Quality time together.

State-endorsed spyware

Make sure she knows Microsoft and Apple and Google are all spying on their customers. Tell her about the evils of Intel Management Engine and AMD PSP. Buy an old PC without these inside it! Definitely introduce her to Linux and open-source software in general. So many distros to try. Avoid all-you-can-eat forced updates. Make older hardware fly doing basic tasks by using lean software of the era, or simply lean software in general.

For Windows. introduce her to the joys of portableapps.com. I can spend days just picking out and trying great software on this site.

That's what I would do (and have done) with the Little People. Enjoy.