Dock Settings and Format Questions

Hello all! I have just recently bought myself a 2024 MacBook Air with the M3 chip for college. I have always been a windows guy purely because I couldn't afford anything else. This means that I am fairly new to MacBooks. I have an iPhone 12, so I am not completely new to Apple products, but I still am having a few issues.

First off, is it possible to have the top bar on screen all the time? (Im not sure if there is a specific name for it, but I mean the bar at the top that displays battery, time, etc.) I am used to having my battery and time in the top/bottom and having to move my mouse to see it is a bit odd for me.

Second, is it possible to keep the "dock" on the screen all the time (except for when watching something in fullscreen)? Again, I have to move my mouse to see it, and for some reason it takes multiple times of me moving my mouse up, then moving it all the way down for it to finally pop up, its just kind of annoying.

I looked these issues up before coming here, but Google's stupid AI overview is always giving misinformation. I look at other sites and it is either outdated, false, or I'm just not tech savvy enough to figure out how to do it.

I apologize if I am being dense, I hope these aren't so obvious I look like a fool for asking, but I figured I'd ask the actual subreddit, thanks!