A school informatics lesson as a step into the profession of the printing industry

The article describes the relationship of knowledge, skills and abilities acquired at informatics lessons at school with the competencies of specialists in the printing industry. It refers to printing as one of the most important areas in which information technology is widely used. Such concepts as "computer graphics", "prepress", "postpress" are considered. One of the approaches to studying the concept of "raster dot" is considered. Examples of professional software products that are used both in the school informatics course and in professional printing are given. A list of themes for conducting informatics classes is proposed — a course of extracurricular activities or an additional education unit. The importance of high-quality training of students at informatics lessons, in extracurricular activities and group work of the block of additional education is emphasized.