If you start with reporting services platform you can find here few basic terms with brief explanation.
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Reporting services
- Microsoft BI platform for creating, publishing and managing reports
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Report server
- Fundamental component handling report processing, rendering, extension management, web services API etc.
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Report server manager
- Report server web API developer in ASP.NET
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Report server database
- Report server database containing reports metadata
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Report
- Document in xml format, graphical output of data
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Linked report
- Link to report definition
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Data source
- a name given to the connection set up
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Connection
- A way client “talks” to server
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Dataset
- Collection of data returned to report
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Tablix
- Basic component for data presentation
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Report builder
- Application for creating reports