Abstract: A plurality of questions are displayed. Responses to the plurality of questions are received, wherein a response to a question included in the plurality of questions includes an indication of a likelihood of occurrence of an answer to the question. A value for a quality measure is determined, based on the responses to the plurality of questions.

Abstract: A method of displaying non-textual indication of question verification status in a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of questions associated there-with, includes receiving an answer to at least one question of the plurality of questions, associating a non-textual indication of the verification status of the answer, and displaying the non-textual indication of the at least one question.

Abstract: A method of displaying non-textual indication of question verification status in a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of questions associated there-with, includes receiving an answer to at least one question of the plurality of questions, associating a non-textual indication of the verification status of the answer, and displaying the non-textual indication of the at least one question.

Abstract: A plurality of questions are displayed. Responses to the plurality of questions are received, wherein a response to a question included in the plurality of questions includes an indication of a likelihood of occurrence of an answer to the question. A value for a quality measure is determined, based on the responses to the plurality of questions.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-usable medium for computing a serviceability assessment, calculating a preventative maintenance assessment, and in response to computing the serviceability and preventative maintenance assessments, computing a projected service cost assessment. A preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a processor, a data bus, and a computer-readable medium including a serviceability assessment tool. The serviceability assessment tool further includes a serviceability assessment module, a hardware installation assessment module, a preventative maintenance assessment module, and a projected service cost assessment module.

Abstract: The flow controller utilizes intelligent adapters to connect plural resources to a bus and a central arbiter that decides which adapters have access to the bus for the next bus cycle. Each adapter has an input buffer for transmitting data onto the bus, an output buffer for receiving data from the bus and a target register that identifies the destinations of the data in the input buffer. Each adapter communicates over control lines separate from the bus the following information: if its input buffer is nearly full, if its output buffer is either nearly empty or nearly full and the contents of its target register. The central arbiter gives highest priority to those adapters having nearly full input buffers with data for non-full output buffers, next highest priority to those adapters having nearly empty output buffers with data targeted by an input buffer and lowest priority to adapters with less than full input buffers having data for non-empty output buffers.