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Official answer for Q2 is E.
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Official answer for Q2 is E.
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HI, KarishmaB / GMATNinja

I am not able to follow for Q1 "The measures included in the bill will, if complied with, ensure compatibility among software systems used by all the various relevant stakeholders." how is this undermining software company? they are just talking about the difficulty in compatibility, and the question choice is not saying it will be easy
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"the bill’s measures are likely to increase compatibility problems between the information-technology systems of government agencies, as well as between government systems and private-sector systems."
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Why can't
an option A "Various stakeholders, including members of the public, have objected to having to learn new systems for accessing information from the government, as they will need to do if the bill is enacted."
be an answer to question 2 "In view of the motivation for the bill as presented in the government response, which one of the following would, if true, most strongly support a case against the need for the law proposed in the bill?"

If the members of the public object to learn new systems for accessing information from the government, wouldn't open-source software, the new system, fail to achieve its goal to protect citizens’ free access to information?
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I would appreciate some insight into this question

marciful dejanajeremic brunel I think, we should add a source tag for this ques to indicate 'GMAT Prep (focus)' since this is a official practice exam ques
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I would appreciate some insight into this question

marciful dejanajeremic brunel I think, we should add a source tag for this ques to indicate 'GMAT Prep (focus)' since this is a official practice exam ques

Added the tag. Thank you!
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­Hi everyone, i need to explain these answers in part 3, why are all of them say no?
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Please help!!

My concern with Question 2 option E is that the government response mentions: "Because the bill requires that encoding of data not be tied to a single software provider, it is able to guarantee this."

E says that there is a software but doesn't that mean the tasks of encoding will be tied to a single provider? So even if such software is available we still need to take care of the point that it is not tied to a single provider, that is why rejected E.
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Can someone please post answers with explanation to all the 3 questions? The thread is very confusing right now. Kindly help.
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Question 1.


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For each of the following statements, select Undermines if it would, if true, undermine the arguments made in one or the other of the two passages. Otherwise, select Does not undermine.

I. Migration from proprietary software to open-source software would be significantly more expensive for the government than would migration from proprietary software to other proprietary software.

TAB 2, last line: migration from proprietary to open- source software would entail no greater cost than would migration between two different proprietary software systems.

Select Undermines


II. The measures included in the bill will, if complied with, ensure compatibility among software systems used by all the various relevant stakeholders.


TAB 1, last line: the bill’s measures are likely to increase compatibility problems between the information-technology systems of government agencies, as well as between government systems and private-sector systems.

Select Undermines


III. As a software package is used for a longer period of time, it becomes less expensive to migrate from that package to another.

TAB 2, second para, 4th line: The longer a particular information technology system is used, the more expensive migration to a different system becomes.

Select Undermines

Question 2.

In view of the motivation for the bill as presented in the government response, which one of the following would, if true, most strongly support a case against the need for the law proposed in the bill?

Law proposed in the bill: A bill before Parliament would require all of government to use only open-source software, i.e., software that is non proprietary

Motivation for the bill as presented in the government response is given here:

TAB 2, first para: And although savings are indeed mentioned in the bill, its primary aim is to protect citizens’ free access to information. Because the bill requires that encoding of data not be tied to a single software provider, it is able to guarantee this free access.

We are looking for something which says that we don't need the law proposed (use only open source software) if what you want is free access.

I. Various stakeholders, including members of the public, have objected to having to learn new systems for accessing information from the government, as they will need to do if the bill is enacted

Irrelevant.


II. There is proprietary software that can perform essential government tasks and that has lower total costs (purchase costs plus utilization costs) than open-source software.

The motivation is free access, [color=#000000]not cost anyway even though it has been mentioned. Ignore.[/color]


III. There are proprietary software packages that, if implemented across all of government, would ensure compatibility between government information technology systems.

The motivation is free access, not compatibility.


IV. Many businesses would have to conduct their own software migrations if the bill is enacted, and have objected to the costs this will involve.

Irrelevant.


V. There is proprietary software that can be affordably implemented by the government and that would fully guarantee free access to information by citizens.

Correct. It says that open [color=#0f0f0f]source is not necessary for free access. That even proprietary software can give you.[/color]

Question 3.

For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is made by the software company and disputed by the government in its response. Otherwise, select No.

Open-source software is not always free from purchase costs.

Statement is made by the software company BUT NOT disputed by the government.

Select No

Government decisions concerning choice of a software system should be based primarily on economizing and cost.

Statement is NOT made by the software company.

Select No

It is not the primary aim of the bill to protect citizens’ free access to information.

Statement is NOT made by the software company.

Select No
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