This document provides an introduction to the field of bioinformatics. It begins with basics on cells, DNA, RNA, genes and genomes. It then discusses the history of bioinformatics, from early biological research to the development of computational tools to analyze molecular data. Finally, it outlines the current and future scopes of bioinformatics research, including areas like sequence alignment, genome assembly, gene expression analysis, drug design, and systems biology. The overall document serves as a high-level overview of the key concepts and evolution of the interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics.