XK0-006 System Management Practice Question
Which command displays real-time information about running processes, including CPU and memory usage, and updates the display dynamically?
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top
top displays a dynamic real-time view of running processes and system resource usage.
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htop
Why it's wrong here
htop is also real-time but not installed by default on all systems.
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ps aux
Why it's wrong here
ps shows a snapshot, not real-time.
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jobs
Why it's wrong here
jobs shows shell job status, not system-wide processes.
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top
Why this is correct
top provides real-time dynamic process information.
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