The guitar takes ideas from both hands to make a full sound. You will increase your flexibility and skill as you learn both right hand and left handed techniques.These are the terms and skills you should know and work on right away.
Skills for the Right Hand

Flat picking is playing the guitar with a plectrum or pick, usually plastic. Flat picking is essential to a well rounded guitar player.

Finger picking is usually described as playing the guitar with only your fingers, not with a pick. When you use all of your fingers, you can play difficult parts at the same time.

Read more guitar techniques here