2023 World Computer Literacy Day: 10 Facts, Quotes, Messages, and More!

World Computer Literacy Day 2023: World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated annually on December 2. It is celebrated to celebrate the development of information technology and to promote digital literacy, especially in marginalized communities. World Computer Literacy Day was started in 2001 by the Indian multinational skills and talent development company NIIT Limited (National Institute of Information Technology). The company was then dedicated to educating women and children by providing them with computer literacy skills. Since its inception in 1981, NIIT has spread to more than 30 countries. World Computer Literacy Day was launched by Rajendra Singh Pawar and NIIT founder Vijay K. Thadani.

World Computer Literacy Day 2023 theme

Each year, a theme is decided for World Computer Literacy Day. The theme for 2023 is believed to be: Promoting Literacy in a World in Transition: Building the Foundation for Sustainable and Peaceful Societies.

World Computer Literacy Day 2023: messages to share

1. Computer literacy is knowing the concepts, terminology and functions related to the basic use of a computer.
2. In honor of World Computer Literacy Day, we promise ourselves that we will participate in educating those who do not know about computers.
3. Computer literacy is the education needed to progress and embrace the digital future. Let’s acknowledge this and make the much needed change this Computer Literacy Day.
4. On this World Computer Literacy Day, promise to leave the scary world of computers behind.

World Computer Literacy Day 2023: Quotes

The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they will do what you tell them to do. — Ted Nelson

I’m not afraid of computers. I fear the lack of them. – Isaac Asimov

The Internet could be a very positive step towards education, organization and participation in a meaningful society. – Noam Chomsky

The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim. – Edsger Dijkstra

10 facts about the computer

1. The first computer was invented by Charles Babbage between 1833 and 1871.
2. Ada Lovelace, a mathematician and author, invented the first computer algorithms.
3. In 1947, the first keyboard was created. It replaced punch cards.
4. The first computer mouse was made of wood by Douglas Engelbart and Bill English at the Stanford Research Institute in 1964.
5. The first personal computer, called the Kenbak-1, was sold in 1971 for $750 (about Rs. 62,000). It was designed by John Blankenbaker of Kenbak Corporation.
6. Big computer companies like Microsoft, HP and Apple: all started building their computers in garages.
7. Creeper is believed to be the first computer virus. It was created in 1971 by Bob Thomas.
8. India’s first computer was installed in 1955 at the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata.
9. According to Guinness World Records, the most expensive computer ever built was the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) system. It was built by the US research institutes IBM together with MIT, and it was estimated to cost 8 billion dollars.
10. According to India’s 78th National Sample Survey, more than 40% of Indians between the ages of 15 and 29 reported having basic computer skills.