GLOSSARY
Account
- the Login identifier and associated Resources for a computer system or Application system. A username/Password combination is often referred to as an "account".
Address
- a unique identifier used in sending data to a particular person or object. For example, an "IP address", "Mail address" or "Ethernet address".
Addressable devices
- devices which can have their own addresses (usually IP addresses or Ethernet addresses).
Administrator
- see System administrator
Administrator groups
- an identifier associated with a logical group of Usernames which provides those usernames with administrator rights.
Administrator rights
- a list of Permissions and rights which permit a system administrator or member of an administration group to perform specific high level support and maintenance functions on a computer system.
Application
- a group of programs developed to provide technological support to administrative processes and people.
ASO
- Application Support Officer
Blue plate
- a metal plate or sticker attached to a piece of IT equipment, carrying a serial number which is used to identify that equipment.
CAIS
- Corporate Administrative Information Systems.
CAUDIT
- "Council of Australian University Directors of Information Technology" – the collection of people in Australian and New Zealand universities equivalent to UniSA’s Director: Information Strategy & Technology, who have taken on the role of providing Information Technology leadership.
Change
- where existing functionality is altered without impacting on the original Requirements Specification.
CAUDIT Agreement
- An agreement between CAUDIT and some supplier, which usually grants special benefits to all CAUDIT members.
Critical IT facilities
- facilities, the loss of which are deemed to be of medium or high risk to the institution.
Computer barns
- casual student computing areas, non bookable.
Computer system
- any device that utilises a central processing unit and the operating system associated with that device. This includes computer networking and remote management equipment as well as traditional computer systems.
Desktop hardware
- includes workstations, notebooks, modems, scanners, printers, Internet conferencing cameras and microphones used by individual users in a desktop environment.
Desktop software
- University-standard operating systems, utilities and Applications as used on desktop hardware.
Emergency Fix
- a solution required immediately to resolve a high priority request.
Enhancement
- where functionality in addition to the original Requirements Specification is to be designed, developed, acceptance tested and implemented.
External user
- a user who is not a Staff member or student of the University. The exact definition will depend on the context – for example, some people might be considered to be staff members for the purpose of obtaining a mail account, but not staff members for the purposes of the Telecommunications Act.
Filter
- a logical or physical device used to selectively permit or deny communications between particular computer systems.
Firewall
- a device interconnecting computer systems or networks with the purpose of providing the capability to filter network traffic between those computer systems or networks for the purpose of protecting some of the systems from security attacks.
General Purpose Computing Pools
- those pools that facilitate the teaching and learning of a wide range of courses. General Purpose computing pools are available for booking by any school through the timetable system managed by Campus Services.
Implementation
- projects requiring components of system design, development, acceptance testing and/or implementation to produce the predefined deliverables. This may also include design and development of interfaces with other systems and purchasing of software products. E.g implementation of a new software package purchased for the University or development of a new corporate administrative information system for University staff use.
IP
- "Internet Protocol" – a widely-used data communications protocol, and the preferred protocol for use within UniSA.
IP address
- a unique identifier for a computer system using the IP protocol. IP addresses for UniSA systems have the form 130.220.xxx.yyy.
IT facilities
- information technology facilities including computer systems, data networks, user workstations, PABX systems and telephones.
Login
- the act of presenting identifying information in preparation for accessing a computer system or its associated application systems. This often requires the entry of a username with an associated password.
LookUP
- an application designed to be used via the World Wide Web by students to view information relating to their academic progression through the University.
MailID
- an identifier used by a person to identify that person’s email account. This is normally the same as that person’s username.
Major Implementation or Enhancement Project
- an implementation or enhancement that will take a total staff effort of 4 or more weeks.
Minor upgrade
- one which does not affect operational and resource requirements in a significant manner.
OEM
- "Original Equipment Manufacturer" – the organisation which produced a particular item of equipment or software. (In contrast to "3rd party supplier")
OEM Agreement
- a licensing agreement, often legally binding with an OEM.
Operational System
- a system that has been implemented into the production environment and is being used by clients as a ‘live’ system.
Packet filtering
- the process of examining and deciding whether to forward or discard data packets on a network. For example, a packet filter in a network router might be used to discard packets from the Internet to a particular UniSA system in order to protect it from security attacks.
Password
- a sequence of characters (normally letters and digits) which correspond to a username and which are meant to be kept secret by the user to ensure that only that user can login using the username and password combination.
Permissions
- access rights for specified usernames or groups to objects on a computer system or to objects within an application. For example, read, write and delete access for the Administrator group to files in a specific location on a server.
Power Users
- users who have higher-than-normal demands on their equipment, such as those running a very large program, or programs that require a very fast machine.
PO
- Project Officer
Request For Work System
- an MS Access application developed by CAIS to record, report and track the progress of non-project work undertaken by the section.
Resource
- any computer system, associated networking infrastructure, or service offered by these.
Security breach
- a successful attempt to gain access to IT facilities by a person not entitled to that access.
Staff
- employees of the University, members of Council, members of Cooperative Research Centres of which the University is an authorised member, employees of ITEK and all other commercial subsiduaries fully owned by the University, people who are granted adjunct status through Council procedures and people who have received the title of Emeritus from the University.
Students
- participants in DETYA programs enrolled at this University, OLA enrollees and participants in approved short programs offered by the University.
NB clarification of the definition of a student is currently under review by the Registry.
System
- the administrative processes, people and technology that together provide a service or function.
System administrator
- any person who is authorised as being responsible for the configuration, maintenance, and operation of a computer system.
Threat
- an event or outcome that may potentially or actually occur as a result of the exploitation of a vulnerability.
University
- the University South Australia or an appointed officer delegated by the University the responsibility of managing a particular resource on behalf of the University.
User
- a person using a computer system.
Username
- an identifier, usually up to 8 character long, associated with a particular user. Used in combination with a password to verify the identity of the user. The username may be widely known; the password should be known only by the particular user.
Workstation
- a physical or virtual device used to access a computer system.