GLOSSARY
Backbone
A bulk data communication network
Best Practice
Practice that is available for use by other projects or for incorporation into the
standard engineering process in order to improve development productivity or
product quality.
Database
A collection of related data stored in one or more computerised files in a
manner that can be accessed by users or computer programs via a database
management system
E-Governance
The term used as a synonym to describe an IT driven system of
governance that works better, costs less and is capable of serving the
citizens‟ needs
E-Government
Use of information and communication technologies and the Internet to
improve the delivery of services by government to its citizens and the
business sector
IT
The term information technology includes computers, ancillary
equipment, software and firmware (Hardware) and procedures, services
and includes any equipment or Interconnected system or subsystem of
equipment, which is used in the automatic acquisition, storage,
manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching,
interchange, transmission or reception of data or information.
IT Infrastructure
Sum of IT related hardware, software, data telecommunication facilities,
procedures and documentation.
Plan
A document that outlines how a requirements project's objectives will be
accomplished and what is needed to accomplish it.
Policy
A document that provides guiding principle that sets an expectation of
behaviour, actions, and deliverables.
Requirement
A measurable statement of intent or expression of need about something
that the product or system must do, or a property that the product must
have, or a constraint on the system
Requirements
Characteristics that identify the accomplishment levels needed to achieve
specific objectives for a given set of conditions
Stakeholder(s)
Consists of all parties (people or systems) who will have a legitimate
interest in the outcome of the project or is affected by its outcome
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