A disadvantage of software monitoring tools over hardware monitoring tools is ____.
A) They are more difficult to install.
B) They become part of the system can therefore distort the results of the analysis.
C) They are more expensive.
D) They are not secure.

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Software monitoring tools run on the same system they are monitoring, which can cause interference and skew results. Hardware monitoring tools operate independently and do not have this issue. The other options are not necessarily true and are not disadvantages of software monitoring tools in comparison to hardware monitoring tools.

A Disadvantage of Software Monitoring Tools Over Hardware Monitoring Tools