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HELP ASAP. Which of the following is the best example of an installation issue? A computer can’t find the file that it needs to perform an operating system function. A computer displays error messages, and then the Blue Screen of Death appears. A user made an error while trying to set up a software program. A software program is not compatible with the computer’s operating system.

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The question is sufficiently broad that multiple answers would be likely candidates. I would say though that the most likely "correct" answer is the last one - a program is incompatible with the OS. That's definitely an issue with installing the wrong package.

Step-by-step explanation:

With the first answer - A computer can't find the file it needs to perform an OS operation - that's more likely due to file corruption, accidental deletion, or some other event like that. It could potentially be an issue with installation of the OS, but I doubt that's what's meant.

With the second answer - A computer displays errors and gives you a BSOD - this could be any number of issues, but installation is not the best candidate.

With the third - A user made an error while trying to set up a software - that depends on what they mean by "set up". If they mean installation, then that's an acceptable answer. If on the other hand they mean configuration, then it's not.

With the last - A computer program is not compatible with the system's OS - That is very definitely an issue with installation as far as it being installed on the wrong OS goes. One could however say that the installation was successful, and that the choice of which package to install was a human error.

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