Theory: discovering the parts of a PC and what each one does Recognise the parts of a PC - motherboard, processor, memory, power supply, storage - and understand what each one is for.

Mastering hardware: a full PC teardown, explained simply Strip a PC down from end to end without breaking anything, and know the order to put it back together.

Fixing EVERY hardware fault: desktops and laptops Pin down a hardware fault on a desktop or a laptop, and replace the part that failed.

HDD vs SSD vs NVMe: a drive guide and a look at real performance Choose between hard drive, SSD and NVMe, knowing what each technology really changes in performance.

CPU-Z & DXDIAG: everything about the hardware inside your PC Read a PC's full spec sheet with CPU-Z and DXDIAG, without opening the case.

Multithreading: understanding and mastering simultaneous thread performance Understand what a processor's cores and threads actually do, and why multithreading changes performance.

How to straighten bent pins on an AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Straighten the bent pins on an AMD Ryzen processor instead of throwing it away.

Print management: local printers, network printers and copiers Install and manage local printers, network printers and copiers, and follow a print job all the way through.

Typing QWERTY on an AZERTY keyboard - and understanding ASCII and UTF-8 Type in QWERTY on an AZERTY keyboard, and understand the ASCII and UTF-8 behind every character.

BIOS: a simple guide to understanding and booting your PC properly Get into the BIOS, set the boot order and the options that matter the first time you power on.

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