The American term " Geek " indicates, perhaps even in a somewhat derogatory way, a certain type of people who are obsessed with particular topics related to science, photography, electronics, computers, cell phones or any other field. technological. A geek is a geek, he is never satisfied with what he has and he wants to modify every technological thing he has to enhance it, to add functions or to change its purpose.
There are things that a computer geek or technology geek in general cannot help knowing and that's why I write this list of things that all geeks should know or be able to do .
READ ALSO: The 10 things that everyone must know how to do with the computer .
1) Know the meaning of the technical acronyms
- USB - Universal Serial Bus
- GPU - Graphics Processing Unit
- CPU - Central Processing Unit
- ATA- AT Attachment (AT Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI)
- SATA - Serial ATA
- HTML - Hyper-text Markup Language
- HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- FTP - File Transfer Protocol
- P2P - peer to peer
READ ALSO: Meanings and definitions of computer terms
2) Real Geeks know how to use a computer, Windows or, even better, Linux, with a command line, without using windows.
Using the command line is not as fun as it seems in the movies (where those who have to do a computer spell type on the keyboard like mad), but it is a very useful tool for doing things that, with the icons and menus of options fail.
Many of the tricks for Windows PC require the command line while knowing how to do certain basic operations is essential for Linux (for which you need to study a minimum of Unix language)
For Windows, in another article, the prompt to run Dos commands .
3) Read and understand resource usage data for everything, computers, smartphones, tablets, cell phones etc.
When a computer becomes slower, the first thing you do is see the task manager or task manager to find out which program is taking up the hardware resources.
Geeks know how to recognize problems by reading this data, they know that if the process or application that occupies the whole CPU has to be terminated, they know that high network activities could be the cause of a slow or long internet connection file transfers or that RAM usage often cannot be avoided and isn't necessarily bad.
Each computer has its own task manager and for Windows we have seen, among other things, 10 tricks for the Task Manager (Task Manager) on Windows 7
4) Surf anonymously
The Geek feels, in many cases, even a little hacker and enjoys experimenting or trying to bypass all kinds of blocks and censorships, even for the sake of doing it.
In another article, all the ways to surf anonymously on the internet
5) Know hidden functions of the operating system
Each operating system has many hidden functions that often have no obvious way to access them.
These are often less common or more specific tools, more technical tools or tweaks that those who sell or distribute that operating system do not enable for security or to ensure the greatest possible stability.
In this blog, at least for Windows, all the most hidden tools and many tricks of various types have been explained and described, just do a search from the top bar to find out.
6) Learn to find out passwords (and protect yourself)
Everyone should know how to create a secure password, but responsible geeks create a complex system for managing their passwords so that they are impossible to steal.
At the same time, they work with manuals and guides to steal the passwords of others.
For example, nobody can be considered a true geek if he has not at least tried to crack a wifi network.
READ ALSO:
- How to create and manage web account passwords
- Sniff the PC network and intercept internet traffic and passwords
7) Navigate and move the computer with the keyboard
The most experienced and practical people of computers use the keyboard for everything and know all the shortcuts for the programs they use.
In this blog we have seen:
- Key combinations and shortcuts for Windows 7
- Keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8
- Shortcuts and quick keys for Facebook, Gmail, Youtube, Twitter and Dropbox
- Navigate with keyboard shortcuts on Firefox and Chrome
8) Have a USB stick with a basic Linux distribution always ready for use.
Even if you don't want to change the operating system and you prefer to use Windows or a Mac, the real Geek always has a USB stick with a Linux distro on hand to use when needed, perhaps to recover data from the computer if it no longer starts.
See here how to create a Linux Live USB stick for use on any computer
9) Maximize the power of your computer or mobile phone or anything you can overclock .
The manufacturers of hardware, computers, or anything else technological, set the devices to operate with a certain safe and stable power, so that there is no risk.
The overclocking serves to push the hardware beyond its original limits, taking advantage of the full power with which they were designed, even if this may jeopardize its operation.
A geek always tries to upgrade his computer and even his smartphone.
READ ALSO: CPU processor and video card overclock to increase PC performance
10) Buy the most powerful computer at the lowest price, with the pieces carefully chosen to create the best combination, building the PC yourself, without ever spending too much.
The real geek never spends so much money to buy the most expensive model, but takes a cheaper one to make the most of it, making it the top.
A geek never buys a computer at the mall, but has a trusted computer store that he often talks to and confronts.
A geek does not buy commercial programs, but downloads counterfeit copies or uses free software, even better if open source.
In this regard, you can read two of the various buying guides:
- What to know before buying your new mobile smartphone
- Things to know before buying a new computer
To find out who a geek is, see the meaning of the term on Wikipedia.
