XK0-005 · Question #706
Users are reporting that a production application has slow performance. A systems administrator logs in to the server and performs some basic checks. Given the following: Which of the following is…
The correct answer is D. The server is swapping. The output from free -m shows that a significant portion of the swap space (955 MB) is being used, indicating the server is swapping. Swapping occurs when the system runs low on physical memory, leading to poor performance because the system must offload memory pages to the…
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Users are reporting that a production application has slow performance. A systems administrator logs in to the server and performs some basic checks. Given the following:
Which of the following is causing the performance issue?
Options
- AThe server does not have enough memory
- BToo many processes are running on the server
- CThe server CPU is receiving too much load
- DThe server is swapping
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A2% (1)
- B2% (1)
- C2% (1)
- D93% (43)
Explanation
The output from free -m shows that a significant portion of the swap space (955 MB) is being used, indicating the server is swapping. Swapping occurs when the system runs low on physical memory, leading to poor performance because the system must offload memory pages to the slower swap space. To resolve this, either more physical memory should be added or the application's memory usage should be optimized.
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