What is it and how can it be used ?

My aim here is to get you up and running with the Raspberry Pi 2 and get you comfortable with using it. Think of the Raspberry Pi as a little computer, like your laptop, phone, tablet or desktop PC. It requires a small amount of power to load and run an operating system. There are plenty of operating systems for you to choose from and this opens up opportunities for you to decide what you want your Raspberry Pi devise to do. The Raspberry Pi 2 has 4 on-board USB connections where you can attach other hardware like a Keyboard, mouse, or printer – much like a regular desktop computer. It also has a HDMI connection for a monitor. As we go on learning about the Raspberry Pi I will expand on the possibilities available by attaching devices to extend its capabilities. To really learn about the Rasbperry Pi 2 you must be prepared to experiment with it. I want you to treat the information I give you as if they are tasks and work alongside with me as I guide you through the foundations of the Rasbperry Pi 2. To understand how you could use the Raspberry Pi for your own projects you will need to experience to do good installing a operating system – it’s the fundamental building block on which enables everything else. One of the first things I advise any one new to the Raspberry Pi 2 is to experiment by loading a variety of operating systems onto the devise. Some distributions are more suited to different task, some are prettier, some more responsive than others, some have more help and information about them.  As you become more experienced you will start to think about how useful your Raspberry Pi 2 could be.  Projects which utilise its convenient size and its requirement for only a small amount of power is its obvious advantage.