Informatics Day in Russia

In Russia, Informatics Day is celebrated annually on December 4th This holiday is directly related to the registration in 1948 by the State Committee of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of the first electronic computer under number 10475 The authors of the computer project were Soviet scientists: corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences Isaac Semyonovich Brook and scientist-inventor Bashir Iskandarovich Rameev From this moment on, the rapid development of computer technology begins in our country As a result of the joint activities of scientists in the Soviet Union, a series of famous Ural computers was released The very concept of computer science and its formation as an advanced science occurred in the middle of the 20th century And this was due to the existence of automatic computer technology, which at that time was very cumbersome and intended for complex mathematical calculations Gradually, the computer became suitable for working with absolutely any information and changed purely in appearance: it became portable and lightweight Computer science as a science is still in its formation and further development, and this is directly related to the use of computers The emergence of the World Wide Web, without which modern man cannot imagine his existence, has incredibly accelerated the exchange of various information And today's society has become completely informational All schoolchildren, students of universities and secondary specialized educational institutions are very familiar with the subject of “computer science” And there is hardly a person who has not heard something about a computer After all, a PC has remained a necessary item in the lives of each of us for decades Modern computers make it possible not only to communicate and exchange information, but also help us study and work, give us moments of relaxation and entertainment, and Skype meetings with friends and loved ones It is also worth noting that the advent of computers and the Internet had a positive impact on increasing labor productivity, the rapid development and implementation of scientific technologies in all areas of activity, and improving the quality of life of the population Informatics Day is not an official holiday, but it is celebrated with pleasure not only by programmers and teachers, but also by everyone who directly owns a computer and communicates on the Global Network