Definition: Longitudinal data represent more than one point in time about an individual, program, or organization. What This Means: In education, decision makers want
Definition: A data system capable of tracking student information over multiple years across multiple data sources. What This Means: Records for mobile students can
Definition: A longitudinal data store holds data in a format optimized for linking records across years and across entities (e.g., schools, districts, etc.). What
Definition: Media Access Control address. A unique number coded into a piece of networking equipment to identify it; used when connecting a computer
Definition: The language that computers can understand is entirely numerical. Programs written by humans must be translated by a computer into machine language
Definition: A type of disk drive that combines magnetic disk technologies with CD-ROM technologies. Need another definition?
Definition: The part of an email address before the @ symbol; usually the first and middle initial of a user's name, followed by
Definition: Mainframe computers are enterprise-level machines that can manage multiple, large-scale processes simultaneously. What This Means: Mainframe computers in education agencies have largely been
Definition: The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award was authorized by Congress and initiated by APQC to recognize quality in American businesses. Education winners
Definition: Short for malicious software, such as a virus or a Trojan horse, designed to damage or disrupt a system. Need another definition?
