How to systematize the process of studying computer technology?

Question

IT education

Greetings to all who came to this topic, I really hope that you will help me find a solution to my problem, which is below.

A little bit about yourself. I am studying at the University of Information Technology in the 3rd year. In short, these 3 years, I completely threw into nowhere. / Disappointed in the education system, in the level of competence of teachers, both secondary special and higher educational institutions. Like many of my friends, I entered this "prestigious" university only because I was a stupid juvenile moron, believing that I would really get the knowledge that would help me, first of all, determine my specialization, give a basic basis for understanding and principles of computer operation. What is the result? For all my training time, I got exactly #####. Constant delays of teachers, absolute indifference of both the teachers themselves and the educational department, there is no practice, theoretical knowledge is given at the level - sit down at the computer and write a program.

I often tried to study some issues on my own regarding Computer technology, but every time I start to do this, I get to #### demolish the tower



Each area of ​​​​knowledge is built on top of the other through a hierarchy, in order to study one, you need to study first what is lower in the hierarchy, and so on.

For example, I would like to study not only how a PC works, its architecture, components, but also in general how any computer technology works, try myself in low-level programming, know how one or another electronic component works, be it a monitor, amplifiers, computer a mouse, an Android smartphone or a regular push-button phone, and how you can fix it all, for example, in the event of a malfunction, but when you start to go into details and terminology, you understand that, for example, to understand how the processor works, what it consists of and how it interacts with other components, for this you need to study the elements of computer technology, elements of programming, elements of building computer networks, but to understand this, you need to know the basic principles of electronics and circuitry,(basic principles of interaction of electronic components), electronics, which in turn comes from physics, in turn, physics also has many sections, such as mechanics, thermodynamics, optics, electrodynamics, microelectronics, which is also subdivided into microelectronics, audio-video technique, know circuitry, etc., etc.

You have to know how a basic electronic device works, what an electrical circuit is and how it works, you dig deeper and understand that in order to understand this, you need to know what current, current strength, voltage are, how they are connected and interact with each other. on the physical level, in order to understand this in turn, you need to know what atoms and elementary particles are, their interaction, and so ##### you can continue indefinitely.

So we came from programming to micro-objects on a sub-nuclear scale.

Somehow I described the essence of my problem, and I understand that everything I described looks like complete nonsense and I accept any criticism. It's like a dependency that prevents you from installing a certain program on Linux because that program can't run without certain libraries. Only in the case of installation file dependencies do you know that there are a certain and limited number of dependencies.

Can you advise on where to start, what to put aside, and what to study to understand things one level higher?

Answer 1

I often tried to study some issues on my own regarding Computer technology, but every time I start to do this, I have to #### demolish the tower

Don't try, do (C)
IT is an area with a high barrier to entry. It won't work if you're just starting out. Through the demolition of the head, you need to delve into, understand, study, read A LOT, realize A LOT, but you need to write and do even more.

but when you start to go into details and terminology, you understand that in order, for example, to understand how a processor works, what it consists of and how it interacts with other components, for this you need to study elements of computer technology, programming elements, elements of building computer networks, but to understand this, you need to know the basic principles of electronics and circuitry, (the basic principles of the interaction of electronic components), electronics, which in turn comes from physics, in turn, physics also has many sections

You understand correctly. You can probably guess why there are only a few manufacturers of modern processors around the world who have been working towards the design of modern processors for decades, and most likely there is not a single person who fully understood how everything works in it - everyone picks his part in the circuit.
Therefore, the IT world has long been divided into different specialists, because everything will not fit into one head. But the basics will fit. So keep practicing. Find a simple, more or less understandable goal in terms of scope - and go to it, studying what is needed to achieve this goal. Once you get the result, you can already evaluate how it actually works and why, and whether you could achieve it better.
Then you set your next goal.
It does not matter whether it will be the creation of a program or a device, or an algorithm - but you need a practical goal that you can feel and the meaning of which will be clear and useful to you - that is, you can somehow use it.

Answer 2

Oh, duck what you wrote is already on Habré. You choose a topic and google the topic + for the smallest - these are the basics.
The next level is how I stopped being afraid, google how I stopped being afraid + topic.
And then you collect everything in detail and specifically.
In the articles, the authors tell everything in detail, in pictures with plasticine animation, etc.

Answer 3

I repeat once again what the previous ones answered - DO IT!
When this is not a theory, but a solution to a specific problem, you begin to delve into different areas, various topics.
The cover will be demolished, but after a few understanding will come., until the next stage, when you again delve into, study, it will remove the roof.)))