Kan. Admin. Regs. § 1-31-3 - Definitions
When used in these administrative regulations, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning indicated:
(a) "DCS" refers to and means the division of
computer services of the department of administration.
(b) "Central processing of data by computer,"
"data processing services," and "central processing computer functions." These
phrases refer to and mean performance or the capability to perform the complete
range of data processing machine services normally provided by a data
processing facility and include, in addition, systems design and programming
services, furnishing of services to remote electronic terminals, data entry
services, maintenance of tape and disk libraries, and maintenance of a library
of computer programs for both generalized and special use.
(c) "Facility" or "data processing facility"
means the resources available to the division of computer services and includes
all the services specified in the preceding paragraph.
(d) "Data" and "data to be processed" as used
in K.S.A. 1976 Supp.
75-4703(c) and
(d) includes, in addition to data files and
data transactions submitted either electronically or physically
(e.g., cards, tape, or disk packs), the following:
(1) Computer programs submitted to the
division of computer services for compilation, assembly, test, and
implementation into the production schedule.
(2) Files maintained for user agencies within
the data processing facility as well as the data used in updating, correcting,
or otherwise manipulating such files.
(3) Files maintained for user agencies which
are interrelated by the use of indexing schemes and which can be accessed,
updated and otherwise manipulated by the use of a "data base management
system," either from terminals ("on-line") or in a batch operation may be
defined as "data base" files.
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(e) The phrase "determination of priorities
for such services performed" as used in K.S.A. 1976 Supp.
75-4703(b) shall
include but not be limited to schedules and the scheduling of facility
production.
(f) The phrase
"including authority to decline new projects under specified conditions" as it
appears in K.S.A. 1976 Supp.
75-4703(b) means
and refers to conditions that may arise when the demand for new or expanded
computer services exceeds the capacity of DCS to provide these services. During
these periods, and for such length of time as is required to increase the
productive capability of the DCS facilities, the director may request users to
defer the development of new computer applications or major revisions to
existing applications that require additional facility resources. Upon a
showing by the user agency that such deferral would adversely affect the
state's interest, the director may exercise the option described in 1-31-2(d)
to utilize other state computer resources, or may authorize the user agency to
obtain contractual data processing services as provided in 1-31-2 (c).
(g) "Schedules" and "scheduling of
facility production" refer to the planning for use of facility resources on a
time of day, day of month, or other time-related basis to provide users with
reports and output data at times specified by the user.
(h) Prior approval of the director of
computer services for the lease, purchase, or contract for any automatic data
processing machinery, specified in K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 75-4706, shall include
prior consultation with the director or his or her authorized designee for the
proposed lease, purchase or contract for any systems design or programming
services. Prior approval of the director or his or her authorized designee is
required for the proposed rental or lease/purchase of (1) any automatic data
processing programs or programming systems, or, (2) any computer data
processing services to be furnished by a commercial data processing services
bureau or a board of regents institution. (Ref. 1-31-2(c), above.)
(i) The phrase "central processing units of a
computer" as used in K.S.A. 1976 Supp.
75-4705(b) shall
be interpreted to refer to configurations of data processing equipment that
provide a capability to meet the total data processing requirements of a state
agency. The phrase does not include those devices variously identified as
"intelligent terminals," "mini" or "micro" computers whose function is limited
to specialized activities ancillary to or supporting to a large scale computer
facility.
(j) "Software" means and
refers to computer programs. Software includes application programs (payroll,
engineering calculations, etc.) generally written by user personnel to meet a
specific user need; utility programs which perform functions commonly needed by
all users (copying, printing, punching, etc.); operating system programs which
control the internal activities of the computer; and proprietary programs which
are purchased or leased and which perform certain specialized functions such as
data base management, telecommunications management, program library
management, or sorting.
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