A user is complaining about sluggish performance on her Linux system, and the technician suspects a running process is consuming excessive processor resources.
Which of the following commands will the technician most likely use to locate the offending process?
A) dd
B) kill
C) ps
D) vi

Question

A user is complaining about sluggish performance on her Linux system, and the technician suspects a running process is consuming excessive processor resources.  
Which of the following commands will the technician most likely use to locate the offending process?
A) dd
B) kill
C) ps
D) vi

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The 'ps' command is used to display information about active processes, which can help identify any process consuming excessive resources.

A User Is Complaining About Sluggish Performance on Her Linux