how do i became computar literate?

On a serious note, how would I go about doing this? I'm not saying I'm a complete fucktard with computers, but I want to learn more than I already do. Lately, I've been wanting to get into programming again (before it didn't work out, because I didn't know anything about hardware), but this time I want to actually know what I'm doing. I know all the basics (TCP/IP, hardware, etc). What should I look at to learn more stuff?

help appreciated.

>>18
Way to be informative.

>>1
R. Stevens refers to W. Richard Stevens and K&R refers to The C Programming Language book by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie. They both deal with low level programming topics that are fundamental to the IT systems we work it. I found it much more interesting to study diagram level electronic logic over the learning nuances of programming metal using the C language.