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What is a process in the context of running a program on a system?
What is a process in the context of running a program on a system?
- It is a subset of parameters used to examine running programs
- It is a command used to display information about running programs
- It is referred to as a program running on the system (correct)
- It is identified by a numeric process ID (PID)
What makes the 'ps' command difficult to master?
What makes the 'ps' command difficult to master?
- It only shows processes of the current user by default
- It has numerous parameters, making it complex (correct)
- It provides limited information about running programs
- It requires specific subset of parameters to work effectively
What does the 'ps' command show by default?
What does the 'ps' command show by default?
- All processes running on the system
- Processes with numeric process IDs (PIDs)
- Processes with specific subset of parameters
- Processes belonging to the current user that are running (correct)
What is the default information provided by the basic 'ps' command?
What is the default information provided by the basic 'ps' command?
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How do most system administrators handle the complexity of the 'ps' command?
How do most system administrators handle the complexity of the 'ps' command?
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