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220-1202 · Question #24

An application's performance is degrading over time. The application is slowing, but it never gives an error and does not crash. Which of the following tools should a technician use to start…

The correct answer is C. Resource monitor. Resource Monitor provides real-time insights into CPU, memory, disk, and network usage by process. By observing which resources steadily increase or become bottlenecks over time, a technician can pinpoint leaks (e.g., memory), I/O contention, or other performance issues driving

Submitted by brentm· Mar 30, 2026Software Troubleshooting

Question

An application's performance is degrading over time. The application is slowing, but it never gives an error and does not crash. Which of the following tools should a technician use to start troubleshooting?

Options

  • AReliability history
  • BComputer management
  • CResource monitor
  • DDisk

How the community answered

(57 responses)
  • A
    14% (8)
  • B
    7% (4)
  • C
    54% (31)
  • D
    25% (14)

Explanation

Resource Monitor provides real-time insights into CPU, memory, disk, and network usage by process. By observing which resources steadily increase or become bottlenecks over time, a technician can pinpoint leaks (e.g., memory), I/O contention, or other performance issues driving

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#Resource Monitor#performance troubleshooting#system monitoring#application performance

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