# Asterisk Project : Beginning Asterisk

Added by ssokol , edited by mdavenport on Nov 18, 2013

## Beginning Asterisk

This section of the documentation attempts to explain at a high level what Asterisk is and does. It also attempts to provide primers on the key technical disciplines that are required to successfully create and manage Asterisk solutions. Much of the material in this section is optional and may be redundant for those with a background in communications application development. For the other 99.9875% of the population, this is good stuff. Read on...