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XK0-005 · Question #1522

XK0-005 Question #1522: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: kill -9 6295. {"question_number": 4, "explanation": "To permanently resolve high CPU load caused by a runaway process, the process must be terminated. kill -9 6295 sends the SIGKILL signal to process ID 6295, forcibly stopping it and freeing the CPU resources it was consuming. Option A (renice

Troubleshooting

Question

A Linux administrator is troubleshooting the root cause of a high CPU load and average. Which of the following commands will permanently resolve the issue?

Options

  • Arenice -n -20 6295
  • Bpstree -p 6295
  • Ciostat -cy 1 5
  • Dkill -9 6295

Explanation

{"question_number": 4, "explanation": "To permanently resolve high CPU load caused by a runaway process, the process must be terminated. kill -9 6295 sends the SIGKILL signal to process ID 6295, forcibly stopping it and freeing the CPU resources it was consuming. Option A (renice) only changes process priority but leaves it running, which does not permanently fix the issue. Option B (pstree) is a diagnostic tool only. Option C (iostat) reports I/O statistics and does nothing to resolve CPU load. Only killing the offending process (D) permanently resolves the issue.", "generated_by": "claude-sonnet", "llm_judge_score": 4}

Topics

#Process Management#Linux Commands#High CPU#Troubleshooting

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