It's not a stupid question at all. In order to use scripts on your server, you need a 3rd party admin tool known as MTA:mA.
You can get it here: http://home.deds.nl/~aeron/files/MTAMA323.rar
In order for it to work you also need mIRC. Once you've installed mIRC, create a folder in the mIRC directory called MTAMA and unzip all the files into there. Load the "mta.mrc" and you'll be presented with the interface, through which you can connect to your server, load scripts, and enable various other options.
If you need any more help just post back here.