@grubstake Thank you, kind sir, for your detailed and complete answer! This is excellent. I am completely new, so I'll be learning everything.

(I mean no offense to anyone else who answered, and I thank all who took time to reply to me.)

My next step will be a search for books, tutorials, etc., of electronics, components, and so on. This is pretty exciting for me as learning new things I can actually use will be awesome.

I actually ordered this the other day:
Sunfounder Project Super Starter Kit for Arduino UNO R3 Mega2560 Mega328 Nano - Including 73 Page Instructions Book
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D9M4BQU

So, we'll see what happens! Thanks again.

@dbemowsk I'm thinking this would probably be the best place for me to start. I need to crawl before I can walk!! Thanks!

@gohan LOL! To me that fell on deaf ears, so-to-speak. Logically, I understand what you are saying, but I don't know what any of that means. I'm thinking a coding book would be a good place to start?

@mfalkvidd Thanks for the feedback. I have checked out the link a bit. (There's only so much time during lunch!) Do you know of any books that would provide substantial information? Sometimes, it's just easier to flip to a page than try to remember a web location.

Hey everyone. I've some things I want to create, but before I do, I want to/need to learn. Let's assume I know absolutely nothing about any of this. Where do I start? Is there a "bible" someone could point me toward?