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A commercial customer will soon send out a Request For Pricing (RFP) for a new large database server. Why would a pSeries technical specialist try to influence the customer to base the requirements on performance (TPC-C, Ideas International Relativity, Oracle Applications Standard Benchmark, etc.) rather than on numbers of processors?()
- A、IBM processor performance does not scale well over 16 ways.
- B、Competitors do not pay for TPC-C certification so results are not available.
- C、IBM servers consistently outperform some other servers on a "per CPU" basis.
- D、IBM prices are lower than competition when like numbers of processors are proposed.
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更多 “A commercial customer will soon send out a Request For Pricing (RFP) for a new large database server. Why would a pSeries technical specialist try to influence the customer to base the requirements on performance (TPC-C, Ideas International Relativity, Oracle Applications Standard Benchmark, etc.) rather than on numbers of processors?()A、IBM processor performance does not scale well over 16 ways.B、Competitors do not pay for TPC-C certification so results are not available.C、IBM servers consistently outperform some other servers on a "per CPU" basis.D、IBM prices are lower than competition when like numbers of processors are proposed.” 相关考题
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Send a flyer on new p5-520. B
Provide shipment delivery status.C
Order a new system per the purchase order.D
Retrieve and send a whitepaper on SCSI performance.
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The p655 is much more expensive than the other solutions.B
The p655 would be at full capacity and would have no room for the growth.C
The p655 is an HPC system and should never be used in a commercial situation.D
The p655 does not support more than 20 adapters so could not accommodate the requirements.
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The technical support specialist has completed a UNIX course at college.B
The technical specialist has supported several similar projects and has earned an IBM AIX certification.C
The technical support specialist’s company sells $3M of UNIX computer systems every year.D
The technical support specialist has sold and installed at least a dozen Apple and iSeries systems with POWER processors.
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