SCSI
Legacy device protocol
SCSI (pronounced "scuzzy") stands for Small Computer System Interface, a set of standards for connecting peripheral devices—hard drives, scanners, CD-ROM drives—to computers.
Developed in the 1980s, SCSI allowed daisy-chaining multiple devices on a single bus.
Though largely superseded by USB and SATA in consumer hardware, SCSI derivatives remain common in enterprise storage systems.
Device directing a system
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- connectorThing that joins others
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- terminatorOne who ends things
initiator · target · ID · termination · parity · signal · pinout · jumpers
Optical storage medium
- DVD-ROMRead-only optical storage medium
- SANBlock-level storage network
- RAIDDisk virtualization technology
- volumeAmount of space filled
capacity · spindle · platter · throughput · cartridge · backup
Authoritative instruction given
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- selectionChosen item or items
- reselectionChoosing something again
disconnect · reconnect · synchronous · asynchronous · inquiry · CAM
controller
Device directing a system
terminator · initiator · target · ID · termination · parity · signal · pinout · jumpers · single-ended
CD-ROM
Optical storage medium
- DVD-ROMRead-only optical storage medium
- SANBlock-level storage network
- RAIDDisk virtualization technology
volume · capacity · spindle · platter · throughput · cartridge · backup
command
Authoritative instruction given
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- selectionChosen item or items
reselection · disconnect · reconnect · synchronous · asynchronous · inquiry · CAM
SE
Quadrant between S and E
- SASThree-letter acronym, multiple meanings
- obsolete techfloppy disk, VHS, dial-up modem, cassette tape, floppy disks
- connectorscable, cables, connector, connectors, wires
- computer busesdata bus, local bus, PCI, AGP, USB
- data interfacesUSB, SATA, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, PS/2
- I/Oinput, output, stdin, stdout, read
- Legacy Portsserial port, parallel port, PS/2, PCI, AGP