For those of you that are looking to familiarize yourself with crypto, I would honestly recommend youtube simply because you can see exactly what you need to do. The first thing that you will need to do is figure out where/how you want to buy your crypto. Depending on what you choose, you may need to have a bank account set up first.
You can watch videos on youtube that will show you exactly what you will need to do, depending on which route you take. Most people start with Coinbase or Gemini (both require an account to be set up that have to be verified with identification documents), but there are also bitcoin ATM’s and sites like localbitcoins that offer peer-to-peer transactions, similar to craigslist etc… There are many other sites that will let you purchase crypto with just a credit card, also. If you buy via ATM or peer-to-peer, then you will likely pay a higher price than you would if you were purchasing directly on an exchange. Paying via credit card is faster, but you will likely have limits on what you can purchase and you will pay a higher fee. If you are looking to buy large amounts of crypto, people usually opt for a wire transfer to Coinbase or Gemini, and that can take a few days.
Transferring cryptocurrency is as simple as sending an email, only instead of knowing the email address, you will need to know the wallet address of the recipient. You can download a free wallet such as Exodus to get started. The exodus wallet will provide you with addresses for all of the cryptocurrency that it supports and you will use those addresses to send money to the wallet. You can send money out of the wallet in a similar manner, only you will need the recipient’s address, such as the exchange or broker’s address. It’s really simple.