Question

You are a computer consultant called in to a manufacturing plant. The plant engineer needs a system to control their assembly line that includes robotic arms and conveyors. Many sensors are used and precise timing is required to manufacture the product. Of the following choices, which OS would you recommend to be used on the computing system that controls the assembly line and why

Answer 1

Linux operating system is suitable for the operation of the automated system because it is more secure with a free open-source codebase to acquire and create new applications on the platform.

Step-by-step explanation:

Linux operating system is open-source software for managing the applications and network functionalities of a computer system and its networks. It has a general public license and its code is available to users to upgrade and share with other users.

The OS allows user to configure their system however they chose to and provides a sense of security based on user privacy.