Forex pips are how currency trading profit and loss are calculated. Currencies are traded at fractions of a penny, measured in pips.
They are the units of change. For most currency pairs, it goes up to 4 digits after the decimal point. For the Japanese Yen (JPY) the forex trading pip is two digits.
So for example, if the USD/CAD is at 1.0455 and it changes to 1.0460, we say that it has gone up 5 pips. The forex profit by the change in pips.
Finding good forex trading tutorials can be difficult. Many contradict each other and you really have no way of knowing if what you are getting is good and up to date information. The best places to find tutorials is with established forex brokers. This is probably the best place to start for beginner traders.