Question $1$

$[25$ marks$]$

$1\mathrm{.}1$ The executives of a fast$-$growing global company are deliberating on adopting a new operating system $($OS$)$ for servers across its global network of offices. With diverse departments ranging from marketing to engineering, each with unique software requirements, the decision$-$making process has become intricate. The executives sought guidance from a senior system administrator who recommended Linux above other operating systems. Seeking a second opinion, one of the executives has approached you. Identify and justify the senior administrator's recommendation of Linux as the operating system the company should adopt.

$[16$ marks$]$

$1\mathrm{.}2$ You are working as a systems administrator for a fast$-$growing tech organisation. With the company rapidly expanding its digital infrastructure, you are tasked with integrating a new web server into the existing environment to host its revamped website. However, you discover compatibility issues with certain software dependencies upon deploying the server. To resolve this, you must access the Apache web server's configuration file at $/$etc$/$apache$2/$apache$2.$conf. Identify and explain two tools you can use to finetune the Apache configuration files and resolve the compatibility issues.

$[9$ marks$]$