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what should experts know?

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miezbiez

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Hi,

Which questions, do you think, should someone be able to answer with a good knowledge of hardware? I need to answer this question for my master and I have to do a questionnaire to answer this question. Please help me.
In another Forum they didn t understand what I want. I have to do a research for my Magister (=Master) and I want to ask what Opinion Leader really know, whom thy influence, by whom they are influenced and so on
Thank you,
Astrid
 
Oh, you mean masters degree... Here are a few for you: 1- How many hard drives can typically be accomodated in a mini-tower, micro-ATX computer case?, 2 - Which aspect of hard drive performance does the RPM specification affect the most?, 3 - What effect would putting a pair of hard drives in a RAID-0 array have on the sequential read performance over one of the drives alone? 4- What is the most probable cause of random restarts of a computer system? .
. Or do you need more scientific questions like: What are two commonly used substrates for very high frequency semiconductor devices?..

...bh.
 
It has been said that an expert is an S.O.B. from out of town wearing sunglasses and carrying a clipboard.

Putting that aside, expertise is simply knowledge. A real expert has knowledge and experience, but is always learning. Especially in technology - there is something new almost every day.

Also remember - education is only a shortcut to experience. Higher education's main purpose is to teach one how to learn. It never stops for the real expert.
 
I find learning about computers is alot like life itself. Any answers lead to 10 or more questions and as a result, the learning process just helps you discover the degree of your ignorance.

Have you tried therapy?
 
Maybe you can PM me with your list, and if I can help or get my other associates to help too. No one person is an expert on everything but a collection of heads can help. Maybe or not?
 
Apparently, in the IT industry, to be an "expert", you need to be Indian (or be able to use a good indian accent), be a long distance (phone call wise) away from anyone who may call, and be of no help what-so-ever. Actual knowledge of anything relevant is strictly optional.

That aside, as others have said, an expert SHOULD know the answers to pretty much any reasonable question you throw at them (depending on what they're an expert at, of course), and if they don't know, at least know how to find it out.
 
I think first you need to define expert in computer hardware.

Here is a generic definition of an Expert

To break down knowledge of hardware it is worth knowing at what stage your knowledge is.

For instance Design, Manufacture, Assembly, End User, Repair etc.

I would have though from your post that you are talking about Hardware as an end user and in the 1st level of tech support.

To that end an end user might ask, what does a graphics card do and why do I need one?

A person in 1st level tech support would have to be able to understand and interpret what the end user (who may well have very limited knowledge of computers) was requiring of them and formulate a repair or recovery plan, or be able to explain how to acheive something by breaking it down in simple to understand steps.

 
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