COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

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NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Open source software can be used to set up a web server. Which of these are not an issue?
A
No free support from the vendor
B
It can be difficult to set up correctly
C
It is not secure out of the box
D
It does not cost anything
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Prime examples of open-source products are the Apache HTTP Server, the e-commerce platform osCommerce, internet browsers Mozilla Firefox and Chromium (the project where the vast majority of development of the freeware Google Chrome is done) and the full office suite LibreOffice.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Microsoft Office.

Detailed explanation-3: -The difficulty of use. Some open source applications may be tricky to set up and use. Compatibility issues. Liabilities and warranties. Hidden costs.

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