World Computer Literacy Day

 “A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human.” – Alan Turing

 

 

About

The World Computer Literacy Day is observed annually on 2nd December to create awareness and drive digital literacy in undeserved communities worldwide. The day promotes technological skills, especially in children and women. The World Computer Literacy Day controls the advanced gap that exists in the world today.

      The first observance of World Computer Literacy Day was held in the year 2001. The event is being organized by NIIT, the Indian computer company. The celebration of the Day falls on this date as it marks the 20th anniversary of NIIT. It is a celebration Day that aims to increase awareness of about the access of computers and its related technology efficiently. It is vital for any people of any age to know all the basic knowledge and information about these techniques. Computer literacy is the understanding of computer programming and how the computers work. It is considered to be the essential skill to be possessed. The Day curbs the digital divide that is present in the world today.

     

Fun facts about Computers

    Nobody was computer literate before World War II. Programmable computers first appeared in the late 1930s.

    Digital literacy promotes entrepreneurship. here is some fun facts about Computer:-

• The very first computer was an abacus invested 500 B.C in Babylon.
• The first electronic computer system, ENIAC, weighed over 27 tons and occupied about 1,800 square feet.
• The first hard drive could only hold 5MB of data.
• The first 1GB hard disk drive was announced in 1980 which weighed about 550 pounds, and had a price tag of $40,000.
• The first mouse was made of wood in 1964
• There are more than 5000 new computer viruses are released every month.
• The first webcam was used at Cambridge University.
• 500 hours of Video are uploaded to Facebook every minute according to Forecast.
• E-Mail was invented before Internet.
• The term “World Wide Web” was invented by Tim Berners in 1990.
• The First Known Computer Programmer was a Woman (Ada Lovelace)
• The first woman to earn a PhD in computer science in the U.S. goes by the name of Mary Kenneth Keller.
• The most expensive computer virus in history goes by the name of MyDoom.
• The Creeper is the name of the first computer virus that was developed in 1971.
• The QWERTY keyboard was invented to reduce the typing speed of users.

    

 Celebration of  World Computer Literacy Day:

    Support organizations that contribute to computer literacy in developing countries.

    Teach your kids how computers work. If you introduce them to programming early, they will have a digital literacy advantage throughout their lives.

 

World Computer Literacy Day Theme 2021

The theme of the World Computer Literacy Day is- “Literacy for human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide”. This year the day will be celebrated in order to help people understand the language and the usage of computers.