Definition: Interface


Defined/standard transition/link - hardware or software. Rules for communicating with a unit. Example: See SCSI. (User interface) The 'face' of the computer. The part of the operating system that the user communicates with directly.




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Data block

A series of data elements handled as one unit. Typically a data block stored on disk is 512 bytes long (synonymous with sector). On tape the block size is normally greater and varies.

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