[判断题]Benchmarking replaces traditional methods of quality control and can operate alongside them.

[单项选择]

Traditional Internet access methods like dial-up were so slow that host computers were connected to the dial-up. (6) at the customer premise over slow (7) ports. PPP was designed to run directly over these serial links. But with the advent of broadband Internet (8) technologies such as ADSL and cable modems there has been a considerable increase in the bandwidth delivered to the end users. This means that the host computers at the customer premise connect to the (9) or cable "modem" over a much faster medium such as Ethernet. It also means that multiple (10) can connect to the Internet through the same connection.

（6）是（）
A. buffer
B. modem
C. computer
D. server

[单项选择] Benchmarking The expression benchmarking has become one of the fashionable words in (0) management discussion. The (19) first appeared in the United States in the 1970s, but has now (20) world-wide recognition. But what (21) does it mean and should your company be practicing it Benchmarking (22) learning about your own practices, learning about the best practices of others, and then making (23) for improvement that will enable you to meet or beat the beast in the world. The essential element is not (24) imitating what other companies do but being able to (25) the best of other firms’’ practices to your own (26). Instead of aiming to improve only against previous performance and scores, companies can use benchmarking to inject an element of imagination and common (27) into their search for progress. It is a process which forces companies to look closely at those activities which they may have been taking for granted and (28) them with th
A. adapt
B. relate
C. learn
D. expect