Matthew's Computer Uses the Windows Operating System

question 42

Multiple Choice

Matthew's computer uses the Windows operating system. He decides to switch to the Linux operating system as the software available for Linux cost relatively lesser than those for Windows. Identify a strong reason for Matthew to switch from Windows to Linux operating system.

• A)Linux provides a large selection of peripheral hardware drivers.
• B)Linux allows customization of the user interface and control of computers.
• C)Operations of Linux are different from those of the Windows operating system.
• D)All Windows-based programs will run in Linux.

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