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The book has as main goal to give an overview of that informatic concepts and themes that are important for a longer time. As a consequence of such standpoint is that algorithms and their hardware and software implementations are the essence of informatics. The textbook contains is divided into 11 chapters that are relatively self-contained. In the first two chapters is made the first touch on a conceptual level with the subject and means of informatics. The stress is given on message, information and coding. The chapters 3 and 4 introduce theoretical models that are a formal base for physical implementation hardware components. Here are also placed operational systems basic, concepts. As representatives of machine -- oriented languages and higher languages, respectively selected are M 68000 -- processor language and C language with its object-oriented extension C++. The chapter 7 centers on means and techniques of software product development, implementation of that product into real environments, and data security. Automata and formal languages, and their applications are the subject of chapter 8. Chapter 9 is devoted to algorithms. Fundamental results of theory of algorithms are described. The rest of the chapter contains results from fields: computational complexity, approximation algorithms, genetic algorithms and recursion. Chapter 10 deals with data structures (files, lists, trees, and graphs) and describes effective procedures on the structures. Chapter 11 demonstrates basic results of data communications networks, of multimedia applications, and an introduction to language Java. The textbook is application oriented. Knowledge of basic results and principles of computing as demonstrated in the book should be a necessary condition of ability to create good computer applications. The textbook is strongly recommended for students and practitioners.