Do you prefer learning computer programming or other tech topics from a book vs using online tutoria

[froggyboy604]

Yes, it is very handy to have a book to learn how to do new computer related tasks like computer programming, computer repair, and HTML since I don't have to have two Windows open. One for the program I am learning and the other for the tutorial website.

Plus, if I need to fix my computer which won't turn on or the internet is broken, a website would be totally useless to me since I can't go online to read how to fix something, so I usually rely on computer repair books to help me with typing command lines in MS-DOS, or Terminal for Linux.

I can also read a few pages whenever I have free time vs turning on the computer, going to the website, and reading the tutorial.

I also find it easier to track my progress by doing the quizzes and tutorials at the end of the chapter in books vs using a website which many times don't have quizzes and exercises to see how much I remember after reading the book.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I rather have online tutorial, that way I can check something on google if I am unsure.

 

[froggyboy604]

I rather use YouTube Search then Google search for looking for online tutorials since I notice there are fewer spammy results or forum posts with no answers with people with the same problem as me, and videos are easier to understand since you can just follow the video along, and it works vs reading weirdly written text on a website which is hard to understand.

PcWizKid makes pretty good video tutorials on YouTube.

Online Tutorials are only useful if your computer can turn-on and your internet is working. Books have save me from going to the library to use the internet to search for help when my computer refuse to start.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

indeed he does.