Item Number
Definition: Item Number is the sequence number of the item within a section of a collection or output. 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 ...
Item List
Item List refers to a check box that denotes documentation is available in an item list. 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 ...
Item Dictionary
Definition: Item Dictionary refers to a check box that denotes documentation is available in a data dictionary. 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 ...
ISO 9000
Definition: ISO 9000 is a family of standards and guidelines for quality in the manufacturing and service industries from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO 9000 defines the criteria for what should be measured. ISO 9001 covers design and development. ...
ISInsight
Definition: ISInsight, a product of ESP Solutions Group, provides a process flow map depicting the Information ecosystem of an education agency. What This Means: Very few education agencies have a current, comprehensive picture or map of their information system ecosystem showing how ...
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
Definition: Integrated Services Digital Network is an international standard for switched, digital dial-up telephone service for voice and data. What This Means: Analog telephones and fax machines that are used over ISDN lines have their signals converted into digital by the ISDN ...
IP Address
Definition: An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical identification and logical address that is assigned to devices participating in a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol for communication between its nodes. What This Means: As used in DataSpecs, IP address is ...
Interoperability
Definition: Information systems are interoperable when they can share data—without re-keying those data. What This Means: Interoperability means that the burden of entering data is experienced only once. To be truly interoperable, systems must share common data definitions, the same codes or ...
Internet2
Definition: Internet2 is the second generation of the Internet, developed by a consortium of more than 200 universities, private companies, and the U.S. government. Internet2 is designed for full-motion video and 3D animations—for research purposes (for now). What This Means: Clearly (some) ...
Internet
Definition: A worldwide "network of networks" that allows participants in different electronic networks to share information, transfer files, access news, and communicate through electronic mail. (As defined by the SIF Association.) What This Means: Education agencies take full advantage of the connectivity ...
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