Groups of users who are used to target content, such as Web parts. Global audiences are compiled at the SSP level based on user attributes. Active Directory distribution lists and SharePoint groups can be used as audiences at the site level.

Determining the validity of user activity and information.

Binary large object.

Storage by a Web Front-end Server of commonly used objects (normally graphics) in a local disk cache so that they do not have to be retrieved from the database each time they are needed to build a page.

Used for external connections to structured content sources.

Clear statement of the needs of the business that can be solved through the use and application of the right technology solutions. Business requirements are expressed in a technology-agnostic format.

Cabinet file format. Used for compressing files and archives by installers, such as Windows Installer.

Type of style sheet used to describe the presentation of elements in a Web site. Cascading style sheets can affect the colors, fonts, and items within a Web site, such as borders and images. With appropriate controls, they can also be used to abstract the layout of a page.

Act of assigning a level of sensitivity to data.

The .NET framework’s mechanism for preventing code from performing actions beyond a specific trust level assigned to them or associated with the context within which they are executing. In the simplest possible terms, Code Access Security represents a modern approach to security that manages code with explicit permission levels similar to user access security.

In terms of SharePoint, one of the out-of-the-box publishing site templates that includes built-in publishing, workflow, and Web content management functionality.

A personal site that allows the user to share thoughts, links, documents, pictures, and ideas with other users throughout the organization.

An environment that executes many modern programming languages including Microsoft Visual C#, Microsoft Visual Basic, and Microsoft Visual C++.

Ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorized to have access.

SharePoint Server 2007 database that is the heart and soul of the farm. Most farm configuration data is stored in this database.

All site collections are stored in a content database. Therefore, all user content is stored in content databases.

Method of copying and then attaching SQL databases from the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 virtual servers to the SharePoint Server 2007 Web applications. When the database is attached, content is upgraded to the SharePoint Server 2007 platform.

Individual link in the result set to a document, list item, or object that matches the keyword query.

Type of ASP.NET controls that are used in master pages. ContentPlaceHolder controls define regions within a master page that can be targeted by layout pages. All controls within a layout page must target a content place holder that exists on the layout page’s master page.

Defines a piece of content or information, specifically the metadata, and is a means of encapsulating a data schema and making it independent of a SharePoint list location. In SharePoint, metadata relates to the columns within a document library or list, such as the title and author of a document.

Component of PerformancePoint Server 2007 that plugs directly into the PerformancePoint monitoring process to generate charts, reports, and KPIs that can then be deployed directly to SharePoint sites.

Document that describes the metadata, content, and ownership of a document that needs to be created.

Process of two or more people working together to create a document that is consumed by a larger population.

Process of applying rules and policies to a document from the time it is created to the time is it expired.

New capability that is created as the result of a functioning system that was not present by simply adding together the value created by each individual component of that system.

Technologies used to capture, manage, store, archive, and deliver content used in the business processes of a company.

Document that lists all of the types of information your organization creates or captures during the course of operations.

Only one site collection can be contained within it, and that site collection assumes the identity of the managed path. It establishes the named root for a single site collection.

A SharePoint Server 2007 server farm is defined by a configuration database. All servers in a farm share a common configuration database.

Modular server-side, file system level customization containing items that can be installed and activated in a SharePoint environment.

XML file that defines the location to which queries will be sent to obtain a result set from a remote index.

Web part that displays the results from a single remote index on the results.aspx page or any other results page that you customize or create.

Description of how easy or difficult it is to find an individual object or item.

Refers to a page that resides on the file system. Until the page is customized, a pointer in the content database will reference the file system version. As soon as the page is customized, an actual copy of the page will be created in the content database for the site where the page was customized.

Stores assemblies that are designed to be shared by multiple applications. Assemblies deployed to the GAC must be signed, and they operate at full trust. The GAC is one of two possible assembly deployment locations for SharePoint Products and Technologies. Assemblies can also be deployed to the bin directory of a SharePoint Products and Technologies Web application.

Method of upgrading a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 farm to SharePoint Server 2007 on a site-collection-by-site-collection basis. Both platforms run on the same hardware at the same time until the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 farm can be decommissioned.

When hardware is the limiting performance factor.

Set of relationships between labels in a variation that determines which content is pushed from the source to the target labels.

Integrated Design Environment.

Compressing files on the Web server that are uncompressed by the client’s Web browser.

List of words with links to their locations in documents, objects, Web pages, and list items.

Provides a representation of the information that aligns with the way people view the work they do and the information created as a result of that work.

System that focuses on controlling what can be done with unstructured content once it has been downloaded from a content management system.

Method of upgrading a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 farm to SharePoint Server 2007 that retains the same settings and hardware. This method upgrades the entire farm in one administrative action.

Ensuring that information cannot be created, changed, or deleted without authorization.

Shared Services consumed by an external server farm.

Shared Services consumed by the local server farm.

Form of authentication used within SharePoint deployments that impersonates user accounts and server delegation.

One of the members of a variation hierarchy. A label would include the top site of the member and any subsites.

Used in conjunction with master pages to provide content and controls within a common framework. Layout pages flesh out the skeleton of master pages and provide unique functionality while maintaining a common layout with any other pages that share the same master page.

Marketing concept that describes how Web-based businesses will find that the number of seldom-requested items in their inventory will be higher than the number of often-requested items.

Define the basic structure, or skeleton, of a page. Master pages contain rectangular target areas called content place holders that are targeted by layout pages. Master pages contain a minimum number of controls, consisting largely of content place holder controls that will be targeted by layout pages. Multiple layout pages are used in conjunction with a single master page, and the layout pages provide content within the framework of the master page. Master pages are not intended for standalone use and must be used in conjunction with layout pages.

Multidimensional Expression.

Information that describes the content of a document or list item and is attached to that content in one or more metadata fields.

Copies files from the file system to the content database. When a customizable copy is performed, a pointer is created in the content database that refers to the file system until the file is customized (for instance, by altering a page with SharePoint Designer).

Personal, individual one-to-many collaboration site.

Default mode in which SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services can be configured and integrated with SharePoint Server 2007 sites.

Personal site that allows users to leverage important findability tools and describe themselves in their user profiles so others can find them through people search without being given collaborative tools such as shared documents or shared lists.

Mode of authentication.

Unable to accept new site collections.

Search standard developed by Amazon to allow Web sites to pass results from remote queries using RSS, Atom, HTML, and/or XHTML.

Simultaneous workflow process, such as when a document is sent for approval to all members of a project group at the same time.

Set of SharePoint permissions that can be granted to users or SharePoint groups on an entity such as a site, library, list, folder, item, or document.

Windows administration console of PerformancePoint Server 2007.

Modeler component of PerformancePoint Server 2007 that manages dimensional models and sites.

Site that presents a point of entry to the Internet or intranet that normally includes a collection of links to other sites arranged in some logical order as well as a search engine.

Measurement of how well the information retrieval system retrieves only relevant documents.

Command-line interface for installing and provisioning SharePoint Products and Technologies.

Also known as the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard, it is used to connect a server to the farm and also to provision/unprovision Central Administration.

Measurement of how well the information retrieval system retrieves relevant documents.

Content management system implemented for the purpose of identifying, classifying, archiving, preserving, and destroying records, usually for legal purposes.

Defines your data loss threshold, which is measured in time.

Defines how long your system can be down before it is back online after a disruption.

Measurement of how useful and helpful the content items in a result set are to an individual user.

Data report generated from SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services.

SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Report Builder.

Back-end data source that underpins reports, such as ODBC or an SQL database.

Part of Visual Studio 2005 Business Intelligence, a GUI that allows developers to quickly design and deploy reports to SharePoint sites or Reporting Services.

Model that designs the database tables, or components, from which reports can be built.

Part of SQL Server 2005 that is used to create and generate data reports.

Part of the Reporting Services SharePoint Integrated mode that is used specifically to configure Reporting Services to work with SharePoint Server 2007.

Set of content items that are returned in response to a query of the index.

Introduction of new project requirements without those requirements being fully discussed and vetted through the normal requirements development process.

Hierarchical workflow process, such as when one person must approve a document before it is sent along to the next person for approval.

Hosts services that are consumed by the local farm or external farms.

Opposite of native mode. Alternative for configuring SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services to work with SharePoint Server 2007 sites.

One or more SharePoint webs that exist under a common URL namespace.

Re-usable column definition or template that you can assign to multiple lists across multiple SharePoint sites.

Provides the lowest-level blueprint for creating SharePoint Product and Technologies sites. A site definition orchestrates the creation of a site only; therefore, changing a site definition will not alter sites that have already been provisioned from the site definition. Site templates are based upon site definitions.

Site Templates are based upon site definitions and are a higher-level blueprint for provisioning sites. Site templates can be created by saving an existing customized site as a site template.

Service Level Agreement.

Hard-coded or suggested product limitations.

Windows SharePoint Services Solution Packages are SharePoint Product and Technologies-specific CAB files that contain instructions for the deployment of the CAB’s contents in a SharePoint environment.

Information sources that separate the storage of the content from its display, such as traditional databases or SharePoint lists.

Command-line interface for managing and configuring SharePoint Products and Technologies.

Clear statement that translates business requirements into technical requirements that are expressed in a technology-agnostic format. Technology requirements simply state what the technology needs to do without passion or prejudice for/against a particular software platform.

Information sources where content is accessible only in the format in which it is stored. For example, Microsoft Office Word files contain information that can be accessed only by opening the document.

Method of upgrading a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 farm by first building out a new SharePoint Server 2007 farm and then having the users copy their information from the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 farm to the SharePoint Server 2007 farm.

Set of sites (with some type of variation) established at the same level within a site collection.

Programming and test suite that allows granular testing of multi-server farms.

Container for site collections rendered via Internet Information Services.

Content management system usually implemented as a Web application for creating and managing HTML content.

Discrete, re-usable object that can be customized by users to alter its appearance, content, and behavior.

Establishes a virtual root under which hundreds or thousands of uniquely named site collections can be created. They are appended to the managed path.

Windows Management Instrumentations.

Series of actions and decisions within a larger process that are committed in a particular order.