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LFCS · Question #441

Which of the following tools are used to measure network I/O?

The correct answer is B. netstat. The netstat utility is used to display network connections, routing tables, and network interface statistics, including network I/O information.

Submitted by diego_uy· Apr 18, 2026Networking

Question

Which of the following tools are used to measure network I/O?

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Options

  • Aiostat
  • Bnetstat
  • Croute
  • Dvmstat

How the community answered

(54 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    89% (48)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

The `netstat` utility is used to display network connections, routing tables, and network interface statistics, including network I/O information.

Aiostat

`iostat` is primarily used to monitor system input/output device load for local disks and storage, not network I/O.

BnetstatCorrect

The `netstat` (network statistics) command-line utility provides comprehensive information about network connections, routing tables, and network interface statistics, which includes data related to network input/output such as packets and bytes transmitted and received.

Croute

`route` is a command used to view or manipulate the IP routing table, not to measure network I/O performance.

Dvmstat

`vmstat` reports virtual memory statistics, as well as CPU, disk, and trap activity, but does not focus on network I/O.

Concept tested: Network monitoring utilities

Source: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/netstat.8.html

Topics

#network monitoring#netstat#network I/O#system utilities

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