diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/backend_config_schema.json b/qiskit/schemas/backend_configuration_schema.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/backend_config_schema.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/backend_configuration_schema.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/backend_props_schema.json b/qiskit/schemas/backend_properties_schema.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/backend_props_schema.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/backend_properties_schema.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/backend_status_schema.json b/qiskit/schemas/backend_status_schema.json
index 59eb6ce07985..7c28d2394cdc 100644
--- a/qiskit/schemas/backend_status_schema.json
+++ b/qiskit/schemas/backend_status_schema.json
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
     "description": "OpenQuantum backend status schema",
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
-        "available",
+        "operational",
         "pending_jobs",
         "status_msg"
     ],
     "properties": {
-        "available": {
+        "operational": {
             "type": "boolean",
-            "description": "Backend is available true/false"
+            "description": "Backend operational and accepting jobs (true/false)"
             },
         "pending_jobs": {
             "type": "integer", "minimum": 0,
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
             "description": "Status message"
             }
         }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/default_pulse_config_schema.json b/qiskit/schemas/default_pulse_configuration_schema.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/default_pulse_config_schema.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/default_pulse_configuration_schema.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_config_example_openpulse.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_configuration_openpulse_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_config_example_openpulse.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_configuration_openpulse_example.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_config_example_openqasm.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_configuration_openqasm_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_config_example_openqasm.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_configuration_openqasm_example.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_props_example.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_properties_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_props_example.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_properties_example.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_status_example.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_status_example.json
index 9889d69b7589..4fecb020d794 100644
--- a/qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_status_example.json
+++ b/qiskit/schemas/examples/backend_status_example.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "available": false,
+    "operational": false,
     "pending_jobs": 10,
     "status_msg": "Paused for recalibration"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/default_pulse_config_example.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/default_pulse_configuration_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/examples/default_pulse_config_example.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/examples/default_pulse_configuration_example.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/qobj_example_openpulse.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/qobj_openpulse_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/examples/qobj_example_openpulse.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/examples/qobj_openpulse_example.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/qobj_example_openqasm.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/qobj_openqasm_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/examples/qobj_example_openqasm.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/examples/qobj_openqasm_example.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/result_example_openpulse_lev0.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/result_openpulse_level_0_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/examples/result_example_openpulse_lev0.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/examples/result_openpulse_level_0_example.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/result_example_openpulse_lev1.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/result_openpulse_level_1_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/examples/result_example_openpulse_lev1.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/examples/result_openpulse_level_1_example.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/result_example_openqasm.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/result_openqasm_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/examples/result_example_openqasm.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/examples/result_openqasm_example.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/result_example_snapshots.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/result_snapshots_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/examples/result_example_snapshots.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/examples/result_snapshots_example.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/result_example_statevector_simulator.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/result_statevector_simulator_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/examples/result_example_statevector_simulator.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/examples/result_statevector_simulator_example.json
diff --git a/qiskit/schemas/examples/result_example_unitary_simulator.json b/qiskit/schemas/examples/result_unitary_simulator_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from qiskit/schemas/examples/result_example_unitary_simulator.json
rename to qiskit/schemas/examples/result_unitary_simulator_example.json
diff --git a/test/schemas/check_schemas.py b/test/schemas/check_schemas.py
index 1a7de8d8e921..23c63980691a 100644
--- a/test/schemas/check_schemas.py
+++ b/test/schemas/check_schemas.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 """
 Created on Sat Apr 21 01:58:06 2018
 
-@author: dcmckay
-
 Test the schemas against the examples as a batch file.
 Run as `python test_schemas.py'
 """
@@ -38,22 +36,22 @@
 print(cur_file_path)
 
 """List the schemas and their examples."""
-schema_tests.append({"schema": "backend_config_schema.json",
+schema_tests.append({"schema": "backend_configuration_schema.json",
                      "examples": [
-                         "backend_config_example_openpulse.json",
-                         "backend_config_example_openqasm.json"
+                         "backend_configuration_openpulse_example.json",
+                         "backend_configuration_openqasm_example.json"
                          ]})
-schema_tests.append({"schema": "backend_props_schema.json",
+schema_tests.append({"schema": "backend_properties_schema.json",
                      "examples": [
-                         "backend_props_example.json"
+                         "backend_properties_example.json"
                          ]})
 schema_tests.append({"schema": "backend_status_schema.json",
                      "examples": [
                          "backend_status_example.json"
                          ]})
-schema_tests.append({"schema": "default_pulse_config_schema.json",
+schema_tests.append({"schema": "default_pulse_configuration_schema.json",
                      "examples": [
-                         "default_pulse_config_example.json"
+                         "default_pulse_configuration_example.json"
                          ]})
 schema_tests.append({"schema": "job_status_schema.json",
                      "examples": [
@@ -61,17 +59,17 @@
                          ]})
 schema_tests.append({"schema": "qobj_schema.json",
                      "examples": [
-                         "qobj_example_openpulse.json",
-                         "qobj_example_openqasm.json"
+                         "qobj_openpulse_example.json",
+                         "qobj_openqasm_example.json"
                          ]})
 schema_tests.append({"schema": "result_schema.json",
                      "examples": [
-                         "result_example_openqasm.json",
-                         "result_example_openpulse_lev0.json",
-                         "result_example_openpulse_lev1.json",
-                         "result_example_snapshots.json",
-                         "result_example_statevector_simulator.json",
-                         "result_example_unitary_simulator.json"
+                         "result_openqasm_example.json",
+                         "result_openpulse_level_0_example.json",
+                         "result_openpulse_level_1_example.json",
+                         "result_snapshots_example.json",
+                         "result_statevector_simulator_example.json",
+                         "result_unitary_simulator_example.json"
                          ]})
 
 """Run through each schema."""