SCSI ( Small Computer Systems Interface ) falls in the megatransfer range of data transfer rate, while newer bus architectures like the front side bus, Quick Path Interconnect, PCI Express and HyperTransport operate at the rate of a few GT / s.
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Other common features include a four-gigabyte ( GB ) hard drive, and a 24-speed CD-ROM drive attached to the Mac via attachment packet interface ( ATAPI ), which is cheaper than small computer systems interface ( SCSI ) but slightly better in performance.
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The Zip drive is 5 . 35 inches wide by 7 . 25 inches deep by 1 . 5 inches high, weighs a highly portable pound and plugs into the SCSI ( Small Computer Systems Interface, or scuzzy ) port of a PC or Macintosh.
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By coupling PowerPC 603 with inexpensive random access memory ( RAM ) and internal enhanced intergrated drive electronics ( IDE ) hard drives-instead of expensive small computer systems interface ( SCSI ) drives-it is possible to create powerful systems that undoubtedly give value for money.
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Porter of Disk Trend said that Data General had been a pioneer in moving its product line from storage devices that send and receive computer data over the small computer systems interface, or SCSI ( pronounced SKUZ-ee ) channel, to a faster technology called fiber channel.
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Plextor offers an internal drive ( model PX-63CS ) for $ 509 and an external drive ( PX-65CS ) for $ 599 . Each needs to be connected to a 16-bit SCSI card ( SCSI, pronounced like " scuzzy, " stands for Small Computer System Interface ), which Plextor will include for $ 50.
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Since hard disk drives come in multiple interfaces such as Ultra ATA, small computer systems interface ( SCSI ), SCSI 2 and Fibre Channel as well as multiple storage sizes ranging from 2GB to 18GB and upwards, you have to carefully consider what will the hard disk drive be used for and what's going to be stored in it.
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"' Small Computer System Interface "'( "'SCSI "', ) is a set of standards for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and peripheral device types; the presence of " unknown " as one of these types means that in theory it can be used as an interface to almost any device, but the standard is highly pragmatic and addressed toward commercial requirements.
