The Rationale for Developing Industry-Standard Benchmarks Is That __________

Multiple Choice

The rationale for developing industry-standard benchmarks is that __________.

A) benchmarks are difficult to develop and it is more efficient to use already-constructed industry-standard benchmarks.
B) industry-standard benchmarks typically reflect the types of applications that are intended to run at a given installation better than a benchmark made at the installation or a production program.
C) benchmarks most often are used as a basis of comparison between systems constructed by different vendors. Industry-standard benchmarks are fairer for this comparison than those developed by individual vendors.
D) all of the above