lot's of flying questions

[Swan]

I ordered my tickets online and have printed them out(a piece of paper). They don't tell me which terminal I will be going to. I plan to get my bording pass 24 hours prior to arrival. What do I do when I get there? I check in my luggage right? Is this done at the same place I would get my boarding pass? Am I saving time by getting it early?
What is curb side check in?
As you can tell I don't fly. I will be flying out of DFW and am trying to do things right. I hope I did not exceed my question limit.

 

[Lew]

You printed your electronic confirmation or E-Ticket. Bring that with you when you go to the airport.

Tickets or E-Tickets rarely tell you which terminal to go to. Go to the terminal for your airline. It's been awhile since I've flown out of DFW, but I'm sure there is signage directing you to the correct terminal for your airline.

You say you plan to print your "boarding pass 24 hours prior to arrival." Then you ask if you check your luggage at the same place you get your boarding pass. Computers have come a long way, but you cannot as yet check our luggage at home.

Printing a boarding pass before airport arrival is primarily for those who have no luggage to check. If you have luggage to check, there is really no advantage to printing your boarding pass early. You still need to go to curbside checkin where you can drive right up to the checkin station to check your luggage and get your boarding pass, or to the ticket counter to do the same.