pc

10.25 pc

11.25 pc

38

 

 

34.5 pc

 

RAM

 

Random Access Memory. The computer’s primary working memory in

 

 

 

which program instructions and data are stored and are accessible to the

 

 

 

CPU. Information can be written to and read from RAM. The contents of

 

 

 

RAM are lost when the computer is turned off.

 

RISC Core

 

LSI Logic SCSI chips contain a RISC (Reduced Instruction Set

 

 

 

Computer) processor, programmed through microcode SCRIPTS.

 

ROM

 

Read Only Memory. Memory from which information can be read but not

 

 

 

changed. The contents of ROM are not erased when the computer is

 

 

 

turned off.

 

SCAM

 

SCSI Configured AutoMatically. A method to automatically allocate SCSI

 

 

 

IDs using software when SCAM compliant SCSI devices are attached.

 

SCSI

 

Small Computer System Interface. A specification for a high-performance

 

 

 

peripheral bus and command set. The original standard is referred to as

 

 

 

SCSI-1.

 

SCSI-2

 

The SCSI specification which adds features to the original SCSI

 

 

 

standard.

 

pc SCSI-3

 

The current SCSI specification which adds features to the SCSI-2

 

 

 

standard.

 

SCSI Bus

 

A host adapter and one or more SCSI peripherals connected by cables

 

 

 

in a linear chain configuration. The host adapter may exist anywhere on

 

 

 

the chain, allowing connection of both internal and external SCSI

 

 

 

devices. A system may have more than one SCSI bus by using multiple

 

 

 

host adapters.

 

SCSI Device

Any device that conforms to the SCSI standard and is attached to the

 

 

 

SCSI bus by a SCSI cable. This includes SCSI host adapters and SCSI

 

 

 

peripherals.

 

SCSI ID

 

A way to uniquely identify each SCSI device on the SCSI bus. Each SCSI

 

 

 

bus has eight available SCSI IDs numbered 0 through 7 (or 0 through 15

 

 

 

for Wide SCSI). The host adapter usually gets the highest ID, (7 or 15)

 

 

 

giving it priority to control the bus.

 

SCSI SCRIPTS

A SCSI programming language that works with the SCRIPTS processor

 

 

 

that is embedded on the LSI53C8XX or LSI53C10XX device. These

 

 

 

SCRIPTS reside in host computer system memory.

 

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Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations