Here are a couple of useful sites for anyone wishing to get their feet wet.

http://www.linux-noob.com/forums/index.php?
This is a good site that may have answers to questions you are facing. First, I would suggest a visit to the "Just Starting Linux" Forum and then a visit the various distro forums in the "Distro Noob" section.

http://distrowatch.com/
This site lists 100 distributions along the right side of the page under the title "Page Hit Ranking". From there you can explore the website of those you find interesting.

Hope this helps.


JBlatz