Choose the 'WRONG' statements: A. Kali Linux is a flavour of Linux OS B. We…

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Choose the 'WRONG' statements:

A. Kali Linux is a flavour of Linux OS

B. We can use Macintosh on Linux OS also

C. Windows Surface is developed by Intel Corporation

D. Android is based on Linux OS

  1. A.

    A and B Only

  2. B.

    B and D Only

  3. C.

    A and C Only

  4. D.

    B and C Only

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Correct answer: D

A Linux distribution — informally called a "flavour" — is a complete operating system built on the shared Linux kernel plus its own package set and defaults; Debian, Ubuntu, Kali, and Fedora are all separate flavours of the same underlying kernel.

Apple's macOS and Microsoft's Windows are separate operating systems built on their own kernels and do not run natively on a Linux machine, and a hardware product line is developed by the single company that owns it, not by an unrelated chip supplier. Check each statement below against these facts to find the wrong ones.

  1. Statement A says Kali Linux is a flavour of Linux OS. Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution, so this statement is factually TRUE.

  2. Statement B says Macintosh can also be used on Linux OS. macOS is Apple's own operating system on a different kernel and does not run natively on Linux, so this statement is factually FALSE.

  3. Statement C says Windows Surface is developed by Intel Corporation. Surface devices are designed and developed by Microsoft; Intel is only a chip supplier used in some models, not the developer, so this statement is factually FALSE.

  4. Statement D says Android is based on Linux OS. Android's core is built on the Linux kernel, so this statement is factually TRUE.

  • Any set that includes the Kali Linux statement fails immediately, because that statement is true — a true statement can never belong to the 'wrong statements' set.

  • Any set that includes the Android statement fails for the same reason — its Linux-kernel foundation is a true, well-documented fact.

  • Only the pairing of the cross-OS compatibility claim and the Surface-manufacturer claim consists entirely of false statements, so that is the set of wrong statements.

Therefore, the wrong statements are B and C.

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