As a newbie, if you want to participate in cryptocurrency and aren't sure if Bitcoin is for you, consider Litecoin. It's the silver to Bitcoin's gold, is currently priced at $42 (so it's more affordable) and it doesn't have the drama and uncertainty going on with Bitcoin right now.
Full discloser, I'm a fan of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, but only time will tell if one or the other becomes the true "bitcoin" for the future. And it's possible that they could coexist quite well as they are now.
Good luck to you. If you have specific questions here, you'll get great responses from people.
Not necessarily, it could be Litecoin, you can try Etherium, Bitcoin, cash, and so on...which is better, as they say. In fact it is all silver BTC