Glossary
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host name
A unique number (0-15) that identifies each device on the SCSI bus. Also
referred to as the SCSI ID.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)
An information exchange organization. As part of its various functions, it
coordinates, develops, and publishes network standards for use in the United
States, following ANSI rules.
initiator
A device connected to a SCSI bus that requests an operation to be performed
by another SCSI device. Normally, it is the host computer that initiates all
actions on the bus. Targets can become an initiator when they need to contact
another device (other than the host) to execute a set of commands. For
example, the host could instruct a disk drive to send a file to another disk drive.
The first disk drive temporarily becomes an initiator while communicating and
transferring the file to the second disk drive.
interoperability
The ability of all system elements to exchange information between single
vendor and multivendor equipment. Also called open communications.
ISA (Industry Standard Architecture)
A well known architecture for the buses within personal computers such as
those used within the IBM PCs and compatibles.
ISO (International Standards Organization)
An international body that creates networking standards, including the Open
Systems Interconnections (OSI) model.
KB
Kilobytes. 1024 bytes.
