Appendix B: Acronym List
Table B.1: Acronyms Used in this Guide
Acronym |
Definition |
---|---|
ADO |
ActiveX Data Objects |
ADS |
Automated Deployment Services |
API |
Application Programming Interface |
ASP |
Active Server Pages |
AVA |
Application Value Assessment |
BI |
Business Intelligence |
CCITSE |
Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation |
CICS |
Customer Information Control System |
CIS |
Core Infrastructure Services |
CLR |
Common Language Runtime |
COBOL |
Common Business-Oriented Language |
COM |
Component Object Model |
DACL |
Discretionary Access Control List |
DASD |
Direct Access Storage Device |
DBMS |
Database Management Systems |
DCE |
Distributed Computing Environment |
EAL |
Evaluation Assurance Level |
EFS |
Encrypting File System |
FIPS |
Federal Information Processing Standard |
GL |
Generation Language; for example. 3GL, is Third Generation Language |
GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
HIS |
Host Integration Server |
I/O |
Input/Output |
ICF |
Internet Connection Firewall |
IDE |
Integrated Development Environment |
IHV |
Independent Hardware Vendor |
IIS |
Internet Information Server |
IP |
Internet Protocol |
ISA |
Internet Security and Acceleration |
IPSec |
Internet Protocol Security |
ISV |
Independent Software Vendor |
IT |
Information Technology |
ITIL |
Information Technology Information Library |
JCL |
Job Control Language |
L2TP |
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
LOB |
Line-of-business |
MCS |
Microsoft Consulting Services |
MIIS |
Microsoft Identity Integration Server |
MIPS |
Million Instructions Per Second |
MOC |
Microsoft Official Curriculum |
MOF |
Microsoft Operations Framework |
MOM |
Microsoft Operations Manager |
MSA |
Microsoft Systems Architecture |
MSDN |
Microsoft Developer Network |
MSF |
Microsoft Solutions Framework |
MSIM |
Microsoft Solutions for Infrastructure and Management |
MSMQ |
Microsoft Message Queue |
MSS |
Microsoft Solutions for Security |
MSUM |
Microsoft Solution for UNIX Migration |
MTO |
Mainframe Transaction Option |
NAS |
Network Attached Storage |
NLB |
Network Load Balancing |
ODBC |
Open Database Connectivity |
OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
OLAP |
Online Analytical Processing |
OLE-DB |
Object Linking and Embedding-Database |
OLTP |
Online Transaction Processing |
OS |
Operating System |
PKI |
Public Key Infrastructure |
PoC |
Proof of Concept |
PPPoE |
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet |
PR/SM |
Processor Resource/System Manager |
RACF |
Resource Access Control Facility |
RAID |
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks |
RAM |
Random Access Memory |
RDBMS |
Relational Database Management System |
RIS |
Remote Installation Services |
ROI |
Return on Investment |
ROLAP |
Relational Online Analytical Processing |
SAN |
Storage Area Network |
SI |
System Integrator |
SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
SMF |
Service Management Functions |
SMP |
Symmetrical Multiprocessing |
SMS |
System Management Server |
SOA |
Service Oriented Architecture |
SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol |
SSL |
Secure Sockets Layer |
TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership |
TCSEC |
Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria |
TLS |
Transport Layer Security |
TPC-C |
Transaction Processing Council benchmark "C" (for OLTP) |
UMPG |
UNIX Migration Project Guide |
VLDB |
Very Large Database |
VM |
Virtual Machine |
VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
WMI |
Windows Management Instrumentation |
WSRM |
Windows System Resource Manager |
WSSRA |
Windows Server System Reference Architecture (formerly MSA 2.0) |
XML |
Extensible Markup Language |