Technology
Although the exact origin is unknown, this piece of technology and calculating tool used beans or stones moved in grooves of sand to perform calculations. Although computers have mostly replaced it, this tool is still in use for teaching arithmetic to children in many parts of the world.
Abacus
When a password is limited strictly to numeric characters, the secret is often referred to as a PIN. What does that acronym stand for?
Personal Identification Number
The Redding School District was established in this year.
1873
This two-word term describes computer code that is freely available for distribution and modification, based on a philosophy of improvement through sharing and collaboration.
Open source
This three-letter acronym is used for the industry standard, first released in 1996, used to connect computers with peripheral devices.
USB
In the 1940s, the Redding School District negotiated with the City of Redding Leadership, getting Leadership to agree to build THIS if Cypress School was built first.
Cypress Street Bridge; 1948
This popular operating system, launched in 1991, also has its own mascot, Tux the penguin.
Linux
Voice actor Elwood Edwards recorded the famous “You’ve got mail!” announcement on a tape deck in his home. You’d know his voice if you had this Internet service provider in the 1990s.
AOL
The number of unique devices that have been on our Redding School District networks in the last 30 days.
9500