You don't have to be very technical, just precise. Please. 'I plugged in my pc and it doesn't work' says nothing, honestly.
It's like telling a mechanic your car won't start. Ok that's fine, but what IS happening. Are you putting the key in and turning it and nothing happens, is the motor turning over but not firing, is the motor turning very slowly, is there no turn but lots of clicking etc.
Those are all clues as to direction. When you plug the pc in, are the fans spinning, is there a series of lights on the motherboard following a sequence, is the light on the monitor changing to 'on' but no picture, is the monitor going on but saying no signal and turning off, is the hdd activity/power light flickering at all, is there anything...