Yes, you need to know about HTML and copy and paste the adsense code where you want the ads to appear. You can also make use of software such as Frontpage, Dreamweaver or Expression web to do this.
That is a totally wrong and useless comment... Don't listen to this person , they have NO idea what they are talking about Just go through the adsense tutorials, it's all explained there in clear detail
you're an idiot. have you seen any of the other posts by this guy? they're all completely ambiguous or could be answered with a quick google search. defending him makes you just as bad.