Expertizing means keeping the subject or matter mostly in your hand. To become an expert in computers you need to understand the many different areas of a computer. It will take some time and dedication. Once you become an expert, troubleshooting general and specific issues will be no problem at all!
Steps in Details
1.A Computer Expert needs to master the Computer Hardware.
You have to know software and Java script updates or know how to check if something is right to download something. Troubleshooting involves both hardware and software issues, software issues include the Operating Systems (O/S related troubleshooting) and Different Programming Languages. You have to know certain types of words or terms that are used in the computer repair field, terms or words like "troubleshoot" must be familiar to you and you must know what it means. When you have a computer problem,"troubleshooting" involves finding out if the problem is hardware or software related and then fixing it, so it is one of the important words in the computer repair field. You can go on the internet and and search for the word(s) "troubleshoot" or "troubleshooting" and find out what it means. You should not perform any troubleshooting and/or repair unless you have the required know how because you might mess up the whole computer.
2.Step by step you need to learn.
Starting with the "Windows" system is probably the best and easiest approach. Learn each and every basic functionality of Windows. Start working with the "Windows Registry". If you own a Mac, then OS X will be the default for you, but don't fret. It is as easy as Windows to master and get familiar with.
3.First of all you need to know.
the "Fundamentals and History of the different Generations of Computers".
4.Then you must master some programming languages like "C".
5.Then learn Windows programming with "Visual Studio 6.0".
6.After this it's a good time to get out of.
"Windows" and get into "LINUX": "Fedora" - "Ubuntu" and "Red Hat Linux" are the best options.
7.Learn Shell scripting well enough.
Try to remember most of the commands and filters. Use "vi" editor instead of "gedit" or any other type of GUI editors.
8.Learn Computer Architecture, Operating System Basics.
9.Then when you have finished all the above,
it will be best time to join a Computer Hardware and Networking Course.
10.You will then be well on your way to being an expert yourself.
11.After you have done all the above.
you will be able to troubleshoot most of the general issues and will be referred to as an "Computer Expert" by everyone around you.
Steps in Brief
1.Take a computer course.
People are more likely to listen to someone who has a recognized qualification under their name. Even if it's just passing their GCSE I.T!
2.Make sure you have a computer.
Or better still an old one so you can try different things. Try experimenting with a Linux CD as the regular use of command lines will help to increase your computer knowledge fast!
3.Be prepared to fix.
Every time your computer goes wrong, jump at the opportunity to fix it yourself. You have the Internet now and visiting tech support forums will allow you to communicate with others who have had the same problem.
4.Don't be afraid of your computer!
What have you got to lose by tinkering with that registry if your computer is already in an unusable state? You could save yourself the trouble of re-installing Windows (or whatever operating system you have).
5.When fixing other people's computers, the FIRST thing to find out is if they have a backup of their data and if not, make a backup if possible.
Be sure to bring a flash drive with the following: AVG free setup file (in case they have no anti virus), CCleaner, Auslogics Disk Defrag setup file and Firefox or Opera (to introduce them to the alternatives to Internet Explorer). You can use these programs to free up space, disable start-up programs which might cause conflicts and search and destroy viruses. You can also leave them on the computer if it is unprotected. There are many bootable CD's and USB disks with many different utilities to test the hardware, recover data, format hard disks and much more, so get one and take it too. Also, take your laptop with you, your client, friend or family member might not have an extra computer and you might want to go on the internet to download a manual or drivers, etc.
6.Read tech support forums to recognize the symptoms of well known problems. For example a slow and unresponsive PC could indicate a virus and failure to boot into Windows could be a driver problem.
Things you must know before becoming a computer expert:
1. Build a computer
The computer user must be able to put a computer together and know what each component task is, this is because before anyone can even say that they’re a potential expert with computers, they must be able to know what the computer does and how it works.
2. Learn a coding language
Learning a coding language can be difficult at first and that is why it a must know, with learning coding language it opens new doors for opportunity and chances in helping you along in your future computer career, it allows for you to get jobs and even earn money by making your own software.
3. Learn excel formulas
Excel is a area I truly hate, with all my hearts passion, from the table to the auto sum button, it just annoys me, but every hurdle must be over come and that is why you must need to know even excel formulas, the excel formulas you learn are going to be tricky at first but will make your life significantly better in the future, whether it managing the id of your employees or saving money by calculating your cost and cutting back.
4. Back up your computer
Although it seems obvious many people don’t always have up to date backups, which is why you will need to know and get into the routine of backing up weekly or daily, yes daily, even while I am writing this I am backing up my hard drive.
5. make a game or software
Making a software or video game takes a lot of time, even in a group of developers, however if you are able to even make a small software, for example one that plays a sound as you press a button, that would be an incredible achievement.
6. Set up a server
Setting up a server can be a big challenge, but not for the one I’m talking about, with some research and computer expert should be able to set up an SSH server or any other kind that can be connected to via telnet.
7. Making an Operating system (Bonus achievement) *optional*
Probably one of the hardest things ever to be accomplished by a computer expert, creating an operating system, this task is optional to becoming a computer expert, but if done will make you one of the best out there and many will want to hire you and get your assistance for hundreds of thousands of dollars maybe even millions.
Tips:
Mental Tips
*Learn each subjects with intense Concentration.
*Give importance to troubleshooting because that's the thing for which people needs an expert mostly.
*Don't stop revising the old lessons.
*Enhance your knowledge by creating algorithms rather than just implementing previously done algorithms from book.
Other Tips:
*Become a member of Tech Support Guy site, which is located on www.techguy.org address. Be sure to reply to as many problems with a solution as possible
*Make sure you have a Windows CD in case you can't fix the problem and need to start from scratch and make sure you can use it
*Remember these useful tools to access behind the scenes of Windows XP and Vista; msconfig and services. Type into the start and run bar
*Hiren's Boot CD will become a big parts of your software tools.
*Don't be afraid to play with new software.
*Keep a copy of downloaded software to save time downloading later and to use as a backup if the latest version/update of a program goes belly up.
*If you only working with operating systems and software, do it in a virtual machine so you don't risk messing up your computer.
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