| Latency |
Latency
describes the elapsed time from
the moment when a seek was
completed on a disc device to
the point when the required data
is positioned under the read/
write heads. Latency is normally
defined by manufacturers as
being half the disc rotation
time. |
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| Leaders |
The
people who co-ordinate and
balance the interests of all
those with a stake in the
organisation, including the
executive team, all other
managers and those in team
leadership positions or with a
subject leadership role. |
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| Leadership
and Constancy of Purpose |
The
behaviour of an organisation's
leaders creates a clarity and
unity of purpose within the
organisation and an environment
in which the organisation and
its people can excel. |
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| Learning |
The
acquiring and understanding of
information, which may lead to
improvement or change.
Examples of organisational
learning activities include
benchmarking, internally and
externally led assessments
and/or audits, and best practice
studies. Examples of
individual learning include
training and professional
qualifications. |
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| Licence
Management |
Controlling
and auditing the use of licensed
software within an
organisation.
Configuration or Asset
Management allows the tracking
of software usage from ordering
through to disposal. |
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| Life-cycle |
Analogising
a product or processing to
something alive - treating the
stages as elements of its
life. By defining
identifiable, discreet stages,
moving through that life-cycle
can be done in a controlled
manner. |
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| Live
Build Environment |
An
IT system or discrete part of an
IT system (made up of hardware
and system software) which is
used to build software releases
for live use. |
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| Live
Environment |
An
IT system or discrete part of an
IT system (made up of hardware
and system software) which is
used to run software that is in
live use, and sometimes to build
software releases for live
use. Also commonly
referred to as a Production
Environment. Access to the
Live Environment should be
restricted to authorised staff. |
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| Local
Area Network |
A
computer network that spans a
relatively small area.
Most LANs are confined to a
single building or group of
buildings but may be connected
together through a Wide Area
Network. LANs allow many
Users to share the more
expensive devices such as colour
laser printers, as well as
data. Users can also use
the LAN to communicate with each
other, by, for example, sending
e-mail. |
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| Logical
I/O |
Logical
I/O is a read or write request
by a program. That request may,
or may not, necessitate a
physical I/O. For example, on a
read request, the required
record may already be in a
memory buffer and therefore a
physical I/O will not be
necessary. |
