UCF Glossary

G/L (General Ledger)

[GAO/PCIE Financial Audit Manual]

GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)

The accounting principles that the entity should use. For federal executive agencies, these are federal accounting standards following the hierarchy listed in SAS 91. The standards issued by FASB are the first level of the hierarchy. For government corporations, generally accepted accounting principles are commercial generally accepted accounting principles issued by FASB. [GAO/PCIE Financial Audit Manual]

GAAS (Generally Accepted Auditing Standards)

[GAO/PCIE Financial Audit Manual]

GAISP (Generally Accepted Internet Security Principles)

The GAISP provides a means to unify and harmonize information security efforts and measure their success. It offers a translation of existing regulations, standards, and accepted practices into logical strategy and detailed tactics that can be implemented by any organization. [Information Systems Security Association]

GAL (Global Address List)

Directory of all Microsoft Exchange users and distribution lists to whom messages can be addressed. The administrator creates and maintains this list. The global address list may also contain public folder names. Entries from this list can be added to a user’s personal address book. [Sedona Conference]

GAO (Government Accountability Office)

Effective July 7, 2004, the GAO's legal name became the Government Accountability Office. The change, which better reflects the modern professional services organization GAO has become, is the most visible provision of the GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-271, 118 Stat. 811 (2004). See also http://www.gao.gov for more information. [GAO/PCIE Financial Audit Manual]

GB (Gigabyte)

A unit of consisting of either 1,000 or 1,024 megabytes. In terms of image storage capacity, one gigabyte equals approximately 17,000 81/2” x 11” pages scanned at 300 dpi, stored as TIFF Group IV images. See also Byte. [Sedona Conference]

GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)

CompuServe’s native file format for storing images. Limited to 256 colors. [Sedona Conference]

GII (Global Information Infrastructure)

Worldwide interconnections of the information systems of all countries, international and multinational organizations, and international commercial communications. [US National Information Assurance (IA) Glossary]

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

[de facto]

GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)

Mobile data service available to users of GSM mobile phones. Recognized for efficient use of limited bandwidth. Particularly suited for sending and receiving small bursts of data, such as e-mail and web browsing. [PCI-DSS]

GPS (Global Positioning System)

[de facto]

GRA (General Risk Analysis)

[GAO/PCIE Financial Audit Manual]

GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications)

Popular standard for mobile phones Ubiquity of GSM standard makes international roaming very common between mobile phone operators, enabling subscribers to use their phones in many parts of the world. [PCI-DSS]

GSS (General support system)

An interconnected set of information resources under the same direct management control that shares common functionality. An interconnected information resource under the same direct management control that shares common functionality. It normally includes hardware, software, information, data, applications, communications, facilities, and people. It provides support for a variety of users and/or applications. Individual applications supporting different business-related functions may run on a single GSS. Users may be from the same or different organizations. Normally, the purpose of a general support system is to provide processing or communication support. A general support system can be, for example, a LAN including smart terminals that supports a branch office, an agency-wide backbone, or a communications network. A departmental data processing center including its operating system and utilities, a tactical radio network, or shared information processing service organization can also act as a general support system. [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), NIST 800 series, FIPS Pubs, Clinger-Cohen Act, OMB Circular A-130]

GUI (Graphical User Interface)

Pronounced “gooey.” Presenting an interface to the computer user comprised of pictures and icons, rather than words and numbers. [Sedona Conference]