Appendix
Acronyms Used in the Report
BICSE
Board on International Comparative Studies in Education
CD-ROM
Compact disk—read-only memory
C/S
Client/server
COBOL
A second-generation computer language
Eurostat
Statistical Office of the European Communities
FORTRAN
A second-generation computer language
IIEP
International Institute for Educational Planning
ISCED
International Standard Classification of Education
LAN
Local area network
MB
Megabyte
Mhz
Megahertz
NESIS
National Education Statistical Information Systems
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PC
Personal computer
PC/LAN
Personal computer/local area network
RAM
Random access memory
RFP
Request for proposal
ST/DAT
Section on Data Collection and Analyses
ST/DEV
Section for the Development of Statistical Services
UN
United Nations
UNDP
United Nations Development Program
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
