Question

Your manager is very interested in having a new version of an OS, and wants you to install a beta version to use on a server so that your company can be one of the first to take advantage of the new features. What is your advice?

A. Beta version are usually very stable and this is a good decision to help stay ahead of the competition.
B. Beta versions are often sold at a lower cost, which would offer savings to the company.
C. OS vendors often provide extensive onsite help to users of beta systems in a production environment.
D. A safer path is to wait for an official release and to avoid using a beta system in a production environment.

Answer 1

d. A safer path is to wait for an official release and to avoid using a beta system in a production environment.

Step-by-step explanation:

Beta version: This is a pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to try under genuine conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing inhouse and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as a result.