Epson ExpressStation User Manual page 111

SCSI subsystem
Small Computer System Interface subsystem. A special
input/output bus built into your computer allowing you to
control up to seven SCSI peripheral devices. The ExpressStation
SCSI-II subsystem includes a SCSI controller, an optional
internal SCSI hard disk drive, and an external SCSI device port.
Sector
A contiguous section of a disk track that provides an address at
which the computer can access data.
Serial
The type of interface that transmits data one bit at a time. See
also
Interface
RAM
Shadow
The feature provided by your computer that enables it to copy
ROM BIOS and video BIOS information into the RAM area of
memory to speed up processing.
SIMM
See Memory module.
Subdirectory
A directory or group of files that branches down from another
subdirectory or from the root directory.
Switch
An option added to a command that modifies the way the
command works. Switches are usually preceded by a /
(forward slash). See also
and
Parallel.
Parameter.
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