Open Architecture
Definition: A type of computer or software architecture that allows adding, upgrading, and swapping components. What This Means: With full knowledge that claims to be open architecture vary in their accuracy, the advantage of an open architecture is that an agency has ...
OLAP (Online Analytical Processing)
Definition: OLAP is a category of software tools that provides analysis of data stored in a database. OLAP tools enable users to analyze different dimensions of multidimensional data. What This Means: OLAP enables end-users to perform ad hoc analysis of data in ...
Official Data
Definition: Data become official when an agency certifies them for public reporting and uses them for their official purposes. What This Means: Education agencies are required to report certain data and choose to report others. Because today’s information systems facilitate the calculation ...
Office
Definition: Responsible Office is the office responsible for the particular grouping of data (i.e., Collection, Repository, etc). What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education agency's ...
ODS (Operational Data Store)
Definition: A database designed to integrate data from multiple sources to make analysis and reporting easier. Because the data originates from multiple sources, the integration often involves cleaning, resolving redundancy, and checking against business rules for integrity. What This Means: The ODS ...
NRP (Network Resource Planning)
Definition: NRP is the planning, scheduling, and control of a computer network. What This Means: NRP includes all the planning and design necessary to ensure a network works as required. NRP includes documentation writing and network diagramming, analyses of traffic and congestion, ...
Network Topology
Definition: A network topology refers to the physical configuration of cables, computers, and other peripherals. What This Means: An education organization should have a network topology to ensure that any new equipment will work with existing equipment and be able to exchange ...
Nest Level
Definition: Nest Level or Loop Number is the number identifying the level of the loop entry. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education agency's data ...
NEDM (National Education Data Model)
Definition: As defined by SIFA, http://nedm.sifassociation.org/datamodel_review/Index.aspx, the data model is a catalog of the data used in PK-12 education and a description of the relationships among those data. What This Means: NEDM is a CCSSO/USED/NCES sponsored effort to collect definitions and metadata ...
NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Definition: Federal legislation aiming to improve the performance of U.S. primary and secondary schools by increasing the standards of accountability for states, school districts, and schools, as well as providing parents more flexibility in choosing which schools their children will attend. What ...
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