ISO is an organization that establishes different standards.
The term standard has its etymological origin in the English word standard . The concept is used to name that which can be taken as a reference , pattern or model .
For example: "The standard version of the console will go on sale with a price of $500" , "Several organizations are seeking to develop a global standard to label the packaging of products that are potentially contaminating" , "For several months I carried out a standard therapy "That didn't work for me, that's why I decided to go for alternative medicine."
Standardization
The process that aims to create and apply standards that are used at a general level in a certain area is known as standardization or normalization . The International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ) is the global entity that works to establish provisions designed for common and repeated use, which allows achieving a certain arrangement that helps solve a potential or real problem.
ISO quality standards , for example, constitute a standard that certifies the qualities of a product . When something has an ISO quality standard , buyers already have a guarantee regarding a certain standard achieved by the item in question.
The importance of quality standard
It is considered that the fact that quality standards or the aforementioned ISO standards exist bring with them a notable series of benefits:
-They increase the consumer's level of satisfaction with the products they buy, for example.
-They ensure that companies maintain a greater commitment to the sector and to customers. Likewise, these companies make better use of existing resources and have the greatest involvement of workers.
-They allow companies to become much more competitive in the market thanks to the fact that they comply with these standards. What's more, they take an important step towards being able to undertake the export of their products.
In a hotel, a standard room offers the basic amenities of this type of establishment.
The concept in education and computing
In the same way, we cannot ignore the fact that the term in question is also used in the field of education. Specifically, it talks about what learning standards are. These are certain specifications of the evaluation criteria that, among other things, help define learning outcomes. That is, they are useful to be clear about what students should learn to do, know and understand in each of the subjects.
Precisely from what was stated lastly, it is clear that standards must be evaluable and must also be measurable. Teachers are in charge of creating these standards, which basically become the existing evaluation criteria but are much clearer, concise and detailed.
Web standards , on the other hand, are technical specifications that regulate the operation of the World Wide Web . Sites, therefore, must respect these standards to be accessible and successfully integrate into the network .
The standard as average
The standard, finally, is that which represents the average or the common: that is why it is considered a guideline or serves as a type .
In a hotel, a standard room is a room that offers the typical amenities according to the category of the establishment: bed, TV, bathroom, etc. A superior room, on the other hand, includes features that exceed the average (minibar or minibar, hydromassage).