Well, I'm a noob as well but you'll need a compiler. I use Codeblocks, since it's free and it doesn't seem broken like the two other free ones that I tried. One of them actually didn't work with Windows 7. I still can't seem to figure any of it out though...
You'll also want Notepad++ or something similar, for actually writing the code.
You'll also want Notepad++ or something similar, for actually writing the code.