Data Recovery Glossary (Letter U)
Ultra SCSI
Provides 20 MB/s transfers over an 8-bit bus or 40 MB/s transfers over a 16-bit Wide SCSI bus. Also known as Fast-20 SCSI, this feature is most commonly found in SCSI-3 drives.
Ultra DMA/33
A high-speed host data transfer feature that transfers data at 33.3 MB per second.
Un-correctable Error
An error that cannot be overcome using Error Detection and Correction.
Unformatted Capacity
The total number of usable bytes on a disk, including the space that is required to record location, boundary definitions, and servo data. (See also formatted capacity.)
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
A serial bus with a bandwidth of 1.5 megabits per second (Mbps) for connecting peripherals to a microcomputer. USB can connect up to 127 peripherals, such as external CD-ROM drives, printers, modems, mice,…
Data Recovery Glossary (Letter T)
TPI (Tracks per inch)
The number of tracks written within each inch of the disk’s surfaces, used to measure how closely the tracks are packed on a disk surface. Also known as track density.
Tagged Queuing
The ability of the drive to receive multiple I/O processes from each initiator.
Task File
The set of I/O Host Interface Registers used to transfer status, commands, and data between the host and the drive for the EIDE interface.
Thin Client Architecture
A computer system in which data is stored centrally, with only limited storage capacity at the various points of use.
Thin Film
A type of coating deposited on a flat surface through a photolithographic process. Thin film is used on disk platters and read/write heads, as well as on the write…
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