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| Dword |
| A double word is a group of four consecutive bytes or characters that are |
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| stored, addressed, transmitted, and operated on as a unit. The lower two |
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| address bits of the least significant byte must equal zero in order to be |
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| Dword aligned. |
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| EEPROM |
| Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. A memory |
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| chip typically used to store configuration information. See NVRAM. |
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| EISA |
| Extended Industry Standard Architecture. An extension of the |
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| bus standard. It allows devices to perform |
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| External SCSI | A SCSI device installed outside the computer cabinet. These devices are |
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| connected in a continuous chain using specific types of shielded cables. | |
| The SCSI Trade Association (STA) supports the use of “Ultra SCSI” over |
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| the term |
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| The SCSI Trade Association (STA) supports the use of “Ultra2 SCSI” |
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| over the term |
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| Fast SCSI |
| A standard for SCSI data transfers. It allows a transfer rate of up to |
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| 10 Mbytes/s over an |
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| SCSI bus. |
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| FCC |
| Federal Communications Commission. |
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| File |
| A named collection of information stored on a disk. |
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| Firmware |
| Software that is permanently stored in ROM. Therefore, it can be |
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| accessed during boot time. |
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| Hard Disk |
| A disk made of metal and permanently sealed into a drive cartridge. A |
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| hard disk can store very large amounts of information. |
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| Host |
| The computer system in which a SCSI host adapter is installed. It uses |
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| the SCSI host adapter to transfer information to and from devices |
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| attached to the SCSI bus. |
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| Host Adapter | A circuit board or integrated circuit that provides a SCSI bus connection |
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| to the computer system. |
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| Internal SCSI | A SCSI device installed inside the computer cabinet. These devices are |
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| connected in a continuous chain using an unshielded ribbon cable. |
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