010-150 · Question #24
Which criteria are useful when deciding which operating system to use? (Choose THREE correct answers.)
The correct answer is A. License costs. D. Availability of mandatory applications and tools. E. Skills of the administrators and staff. Practical OS selection should be based on cost, application requirements, and staff expertise - not ideology or assumptions.
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Which criteria are useful when deciding which operating system to use? (Choose THREE correct answers.)
Options
- ALicense costs.
- BIdeological preferences of the system administrator.
- CLinux can do everything, there is no need for further evaluation.
- DAvailability of mandatory applications and tools.
- ESkills of the administrators and staff.
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A74% (31)
- B17% (7)
- C10% (4)
Why each option
Practical OS selection should be based on cost, application requirements, and staff expertise - not ideology or assumptions.
License costs are a concrete financial factor that directly affects organizational budgets, making them a valid selection criterion. Availability of mandatory applications ensures the OS can actually support the required workload. Staff skills determine whether the organization can effectively administer and support the chosen OS without incurring excessive training costs.
Ideological preferences of an administrator are a personal bias and not a valid technical or business criterion for selecting an OS in a professional environment.
This statement is factually false and represents bias - no OS is universally suitable for every use case, and proper evaluation is always necessary.
Concept tested: Operating system selection criteria for enterprise use
Source: https://learning.lpi.org/en/learning-materials/010-160/
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