**Mikhail Guk** **Storage Device Interfaces: ATA, SCSI, and More. An Encyclopedia** **From the Publisher** This comprehensive book delves into the interfaces used to connect various types of storage devices, including flexible and hard magnetic disks, optical drives, tape storage, and solid-state drives. It provides an overview and comparative analysis of the interfaces utilized in both individual computers and storage area networks (SANs). The focus is primarily on the two most popular families of interfaces—ATA and SCSI—explaining the ideological differences between them and exploring the trends that are leading to their convergence. Dedicated chapters also cover the interfaces for flash memory-based solid-state storage devices, as well as the use of USB and FireWire buses for connecting storage devices. Numerous illustrations reveal the hardware and software characteristics of the interfaces and protocols discussed. This book is aimed at professionals involved in the development of hardware and software for computer technology, and it will also be valuable to university students who are studying the architecture of computing systems and peripheral device interfaces in depth.