Q: What’s the difference between ISO 9000 and ISO 9001?

The term ISO 9000 has two meanings: a broad one and a narrow one. In the broad sense, the term ISO 9000 includes at least the following standards: ISO 9000:2000, ISO 9001:2000, ISO 9004:2000. In the narrow sense, the term ISO 9000 refers only to the ISO 9000:2000 standard (which talks about definitions and vocabulary). However generally the term ISO 9000 refers to the ISO 9001:2000 standard.