Nichole, a cybersecurity analyst, has received an alert about a potential ping flood on one of the company's Windows servers. She is able to connect to the server via an out-of-band management network. Which of the following native tools might help her verify what is occurring on the server at the moment?
A) Resource Monitor
B) tcpdump
C) Wireshark
D) Network General

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Resource Monitor is a native Windows tool that can help Nichole monitor real-time data about how the system's resources are being used, including network activity, which can help in identifying a ping flood. Tcpdump and Wireshark are network protocol analyzers for Unix and Windows systems, respectively, but they are not native to Windows. Network General is not a native Windows tool.

Nichole, a Cybersecurity Analyst, Has Received an Alert About a Potential