Chapter 11, Problem 11E

Explanation of Solution

Benchmarks:

• The main problem with the benchmarks that are obtained is that are very simple in such a way the manufactures are able to optimize their products in a way it is capable to meet their requirements based on the benchmarks derived.
• Thus it would be difficult for its user to obtain a decision because product will be available in the market without any differentiation.
• Thus to make the benchmarks being more meaningful and comprehensive the consortium of computer manufactures created a magazine where the technology are being brought together in the form of SPEC(Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation) in 1988.
• The main objective of the SPEC is to obtain a reasonable and practical means where the performance of the system could be measured.
• SPEC functioned in a structured way such that the functioning was made by splitting them into three thus each committee focused on particular aspect of the process.
• The three process groups were
  • Open systems group that focuses on desktop.
  • High performance group that focuses on multi-processing.
  • Super computers and graphic centric group that focuses on visual effects.
• Every groups work on their application specific samples to identify the required...