Services
and Support Glossaries
CompTIA Help
Desk/Call Center Glossary April 2007
The CompTIA Help Desk/Call Center Glossary provides standard
definitions for commonly used terms and benchmarks in help
desk and call center contracts, and service level agreements.
Consumers and help desk/call center providers can refer to
this glossary to prevent confusion on commonly used terms and
benchmarks. The glossary adds clarity when the meaning of a
term or measurement is unclear, and provides increased levels
of understanding when producing contacts and service level
agreements for help desk/call center services.
CompTIA
Standard Service Delivery Definitions Glossary
March 2006
The CompTIA Standard Service Delivery Definitions Glossary provides
a definition for terms that apply to the timeline of a service
incident. It gives precise definitions for such terms as response
time, downtime, turnaround time and mean time to repair (MTTR).
These common definitions of time are very useful to those involved
in a service incident and help all parties understand what to
expect regarding when and how long it will take for an IT device
to be repaired.
CompTIA
Warranty Terminology Glossary March 2006
The CompTIA Warranty Terminology Glossary is a complete glossary
providing standard definitions for commonly used terms in warranty
and service level agreements. Consumers and service providers
can refer to this glossary to prevent confusion. The glossary
adds clarity when the meaning of a term is unclear and should
reduce support calls to both manufacturers and service providers
regarding the terms used in warranties and service level agreements.
CompTIA
Service Terminology Glossary March 2006
The CompTIA Service Terminology Glossary is a glossary providing
standard definitions for commonly used terms in non-warranty
and service level agreements. Consumers and service providers
can refer to this glossary to prevent confusion. The glossary
adds clarity when the meaning of a term is unclear and should
reduce support calls to both manufacturers and service providers
regarding the terms used in repair and service level agreements.
CompTIA’s Service Terminology Glossary is meant to complete
CompTIA’s existing Warranty Terminology Glossary