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benchmark

In computing, measure of the performance of a piece of equipment or software, usually consisting of a standard program or suite of programs. Benchmarks can indicate whether a computer is powerful enough to perform a particular task, and so enable machines to be compared. However, they provide only a very rough guide to practical performance, and may lead manufacturers to design systems that get high scores with the artificial benchmark programs but do not necessarily perform well with day-to-day programs or data.



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Provide clear standards for what all students should learn at bench-mark grade levels.
This key bench-mark remains down about 14% from cycle peaks in 2000, but Wachovia is forecasting a fourth-quarter recovery followed by 2-4% growth in 2004.
To support the launch of the franchise, Hanley-Wood has also commissioned a research project designed to bench-mark Internet usage in the home building industry.
 
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