Mastering Process Management

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What does the 'RSS' field in the 'ps' command output represent?

  • The amount of physical memory used by the process (correct)
  • The amount of virtual memory used by the process
  • The amount of memory that could be allocated to other processes
  • The amount of shared memory used by the process

What does the 'load average' field in the 'top' program output represent?

  • The amount of RAM being used in kilobytes
  • The amount of CPU time the process was using at the time top last updated
  • The amount of swap space being used in kilobytes
  • The number of processes that are waiting to run (correct)

What does the 'PR' field in the 'top' program output represent?

  • The priority for the process (correct)
  • The username under which the process is running
  • The amount of memory that could be allocated to other processes
  • The process ID

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