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Report: A report is nothing more than information describing the status of some topic. A report can be developed by using a number of technologies, such as Report Builder, Dashboard Designer, Excel, or even SharePoint web parts.
SharePoint: SharePoint is a term used to describe a technology from Microsoft. SharePoint has become the leader in communication, collaboration, and content management. SharePoint continues to evolve as functionality is folded into the product and additional features are developed. SharePoint 2019 is the most current release of the SharePoint product.
SharePoint Designer: SharePoint Designer is a software application that is used for Share- Point development. The content contained in a SharePoint application lives in a SQL Server database. SharePoint Designer provides a window into the SharePoint database that allows for customization and development. SharePoint Designer 2013 is the most recent version, and Microsoft doesn’t seem to have plans to update it.
SharePoint Document Library: A Document Library is a mechanism to store content within SharePoint. A Document Library provides functionality for content management such as check-in and checkout, versioning, security, and workflow. An instance of a Document Library is called an app.
SharePoint List: A SharePoint List is simply a list of data. Much like you have a grocery list, a SharePoint List stores data in columns and rows. An instance of a SharePoint List is called an app.
SharePoint My Sites: The My Sites functionality of SharePoint offers every user her own SharePoint site.
SharePoint Online: SharePoint Online is the term for Microsoft’s cloud version of SharePoint. The Online portion refers to the fact that you access your SharePoint instance over the Internet while you are online. Microsoft installs SharePoint on servers running in their data centers, and you connect to it and use it over the Internet.
SharePoint Site: A SharePoint Site is nothing more than a website. At its root, SharePoint is a website management system that provides a rich assortment of functionality that can be easily integrated into the SharePoint websites.
SharePoint Site Collection: A SharePoint Site Collection is a top-level site that contains other subsites. The difference between a Site Collection and a Site is that a Site Collection contains separate security and is isolated from other Site Collections. A Site, on the other hand, is contained by a top-level Site Collection and shares security and other aspects with other Sites within the same Site Collection.
SharePoint Workflow: A SharePoint workflow is a set of tasks and actions that can be associated with a list, library, or site. For example, you might have a workflow to request feedback on new documents. When a new document is submitted to a library the workflow might send an email to a list of people for feedback. When each person has finished his task of reviewing the document, the workflow might send an email back to the original author. SharePoint workflows are developed in a tool called SharePoint Designer.
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