An Analyst Asks a Technician to Recommend a Solution for a Customer

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Multiple Choice

An analyst asks a technician to recommend a solution for a customer in the software development industry, where the customer can test a variety of OSs running the various applications that the customer produces. The customer wants to minimize the investment in hardware. Which of the following solutions should the technician recommend to BEST meet the customer's requirement?

• A) Purchase a number of low-cost devices, installing the required OSs and applications on each one. Use separate machines for each testing environment.
• B) Purchase a high-end system meeting the hardware requirements for all of the individual OSs and applications. Configure a VM for each testing environment.
• C) Purchase one computer and create images for each computer configuration and OS. Re-image the machine for each testing environment.
• D) Purchase a number of computers, installing a VM on each one. Configure each VM with an OS for the testing environment.

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Definitions:

Interest-rate Effect

The impact of changes in the interest rate on the price level and real output in an economy, typically influencing investment and consumer spending.

Money Supply

The entire sum of currency in an economy at a particular time, covering cash, coins, and deposits in checking and savings accounts.

Aggregate-demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the overall price level in an economy and the total demand for goods and services at that price level.

Liquidity Traps

A situation in which monetary policy becomes ineffective because people hoard cash instead of spending or investing due to expectations of adverse events.