A company wants to use a single operating system for its workstation and servers and avoid licensing fees. Which of the following operating systems would the company most likely select?

The correct answer is A. Linux. Linux distributions are open-source and generally free of licensing fees, making them suitable for both desktop workstations and servers. Organizations can use the same Linux OS across all their systems without incurring per-seat or per-server costs, unlike proprietary systems…

Submitted by weili_xi· Mar 30, 2026Operating Systems

Question

Options

ALinux
BWindows
CmacOS
DChrome OS

How the community answered

(21 responses)

A
81% (17)
B
10% (2)
C
5% (1)
D
5% (1)

Explanation

Linux distributions are open-source and generally free of licensing fees, making them suitable for both desktop workstations and servers. Organizations can use the same Linux OS across all their systems without incurring per-seat or per-server costs, unlike proprietary systems such as Windows or macOS.

Topics

#OS selection#Open-source licensing#Linux characteristics#Server OS suitability

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full 220-1202 Practice