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Connectivity – Refers to the ability to send and receive information between locations, devices,
and business services.
Glossary of Terms* (continued)
Contingency Plan - An alternative for action if the project does not proceed according to plan
or if the expected results are not achieved.
Control
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A process for assuring that reality, or actual performance, meets expectations or
plans.
Cooperative Processing – Computing that requires two or more distinct processors to
complete a single transaction.
Cost / Benefit Analysis – A formal study in which the development, execution, and
maintenance costs for a project are matched against the anticipated value of the product.
Critical Activity - A task, activity, or event that, if delayed, will delay another important event -
probably the completion of the project or a major milestone in the project.
Critical Path – Derived from the PERT method, this term implies the set of activities that must
be completed in sequence and on time if the entire project is to be completed on time. A missed
task on the critical path will cause a product delivery delay. This is the longest time for the
project from beginning to end.
Critical Path Method (CPM) - One of the two most common forms of networking systems. CPM
uses a one-time estimate for creating a project schedule.
Customer - The individual or organization that specifies and accepts the project deliverables.
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Data – Describes the numbers, text, graphics, images, and voice stored in a form that can be
used by a computer.
Data Warehouse – Where you consolidate and store data from many sources.
Deliverable – A tangible, physical object that is the output of a software development task.
Dependency Diagram - Another name for a network or precedence diagram that shows the
dependencies among tasks.
Design – The tasks associated with specifying and sketching the features and functions of a
new application prior to coding.
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