What Is a Small Computer System Interface?
Small Computer System Interface is a high-speed standard for connecting peripherals and computers. Also known by the acronym SCSI, it defines both hardware connections and methods of exchanging data. For each supported peripheral type, SCSI defines device-specific commands and protocols. SCSI is commonly used on servers and high-performance computers such as those for audio and video production. It is often used with Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) and networked storage technology as well. SCSI was created in the late 1970s and was originally named Shugart Associates System Interface after its corporate inventor. Small Computer System Interface has several advantages over competing technologies. Its data cables can be quite long, making it easy to attach many external devices to a computer. More than one high-performance device on the cable can be active at once, streamlining storage-intensive applications. For example, editing software can simultaneously read data from two
