user12124: I am new to bitcoin. Before I decide to buy the hardware/software I want to know about kind of problems solved. And more importantly do I need to be skilled in any specific area (like mathematics or know of any software coding languages etc).
So my basic question is once I purchase the hardware and software and join a bitcoin pool, will I be assigned a specific problem to solve a problem by myself? OR is it just that my hardware/CPU is used to solve the mining problem(and I need not do any coding etc).
Thanks for any help or references.

user-1: I would suggest you do some reading:
Bitcoin.org - Getting started
Bitcoin.org - How it works
Bitcoin.it - Gettin started

12124: <p>I am new to bitcoin. Before I decide to buy the hardware/software I want to know about kind of problems solved. And more importantly do I need to be skilled in any specific area (like mathematics or know of any software coding languages etc).</p>

<p>So my basic question is once I purchase the hardware and software and join a bitcoin pool, will I be assigned a specific problem to solve a problem by myself? OR is it just that my hardware/CPU is used to solve the mining problem(and I need not do any coding etc).</p>

<p>Thanks for any help or references.</p>
 -1: <p>I would suggest you do some reading:</p>

<p><a href="http://bitcoin.org/en/getting-started" rel="nofollow">Bitcoin.org - Getting started</a></p>

<p><a href="http://bitcoin.org/en/how-it-works" rel="nofollow">Bitcoin.org - How it works</a></p>

<p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Getting_started" rel="nofollow">Bitcoin.it - Gettin started</a></p>
