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| Data Modeling |
The process of studying, defining, mapping and graphically
representing the flow of data through a system or process. |
| Data Warehouse |
Companies use data warehouses to conjure up answers to
extremely complicated sales and marketing questions. |
| Data Warehouse
Consultant |
A person who specializes in the design of normalized,
referentially integrent data environments. |
| Data Replication |
The process by which the merging and overlaying of data
results in the propagation of data. |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface, the forms, reports and user
interface. |
| HTML |
Hyper Text Markup Language is used to tag plain text so it
is displayed more graphically in a browser. |
| Information |
News, advice, or knowledge, communicated by others or
obtained by personal study and investigation. Intelligence; knowledge derived from
reading, observation, or instruction. |
| Information Model |
The system or method which facilitates data communications
and data dissemination. |
| ODBC |
Open Database Connectivity is a protocol used to connect
compliant database applications designed by third parties. |
| MS |
Microsoft ® |
| MS Access |
Microsoft Access is a desktop database product. |
| MS Office Components |
As referred to on this web site, is to mean Microsoft
(Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project or Word) 95 & 97 |
| MRP |
Manufacturing Requirement Planning |
| Platform |
The Operating System on which the solution is to operate.
Example MS Windows NT 3.0/4.0 | MS Windows 95| Unix | Novell | DOS |
| Peripheral |
A piece of hardware for example a printer or bar code scanner |
| Security |
The ability to limit data violation and unauthorized
access. |
| SQL |
Script Query Language is a standard language that enables
communication between databases. |
| VB |
Microsoft Visual Basic is a self contained windows based
programming language capable of running on any MS Windows compliant environment. |
| VBA |
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications is a subset of
Microsoft VB and is designed to integrate the MS Office
Components. |
| VBScript |
Microsoft VBScript is a subset of Microsoft VB and is designed to integrate the Microsoft Office Components and the
world-wide-web (WWW). |
| www |
World Wide Web |
