小型计算机系统接口（SCSI，Small Computer System Interface）是一种用于计算机及其周边设备之间（硬盘、软驱、光驱、打印机、扫描仪等）系统级接口的独立处理器标准。SCSI标准定义命令、通信协定以及实体的电气特性（换成OSI的说法，就是占据实体层、链接层、通信层、应用层），最大部份的应用是在保存设备上（例如硬盘、磁带机）；但，其实SCSI可以连接的设备包括有扫描仪、光学设备（像CD、DVD）、打印机……等等，SCSI命令中有条列出支持的设备SCSI周边设备。理论上，SCSI不可能连接所有的设备，所以有“1Fh - unknown or no device type”这个参数存在。

Small Computer System Interface (SCSI, /ˈskʌzi/ SKUZ-ee) is a set of standards for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and peripheral devices. The SCSI standards define commands, protocols, electrical and optical interfaces. SCSI is most commonly used for hard disk drives and tape drives, but it can connect a wide range of other devices, including scanners and CD drives, although not all controllers can handle all devices. The SCSI standard defines command sets for specific peripheral device types; the presence of "unknown" as one of these types means that in theory it can be used as an interface to almost any device, but the standard is highly pragmatic and addressed toward commercial requirements.