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117-201 · Question #220

In the following output from top, which processes contribute to the percentage of time that the CPU spends in the state of wa? Tasks: 193 total, 1 running, 190 sleeping, 2 stopped, 0 zombie Cpu(s)…

The correct answer is D. Processes waiting for IO operations to complete. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

In the following output from top, which processes contribute to the percentage of time that the CPU spends in the state of wa? Tasks: 193 total, 1 running, 190 sleeping, 2 stopped, 0 zombie Cpu(s): 0.5%us, 0.3%sy, 0.0%ni, 98.2%id, 1.0%wa, 0.0%hi, 0.0%si, 0.0%st

Options

  • AProcesses waiting for user interaction.
  • BProcesses that were already closed and are waiting to be launched again.
  • CProcesses that have not been scheduled yet because they haven't been fully loaded into RAM or
  • DProcesses waiting for IO operations to complete.

How the community answered

(50 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    8% (4)
  • C
    16% (8)
  • D
    72% (36)

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