XK0-005 · Question #724
While troubleshooting server issues, a Linux systems administrator obtains the following output: Which of the following best describes the state of the system?
The correct answer is A. The system has consumed the system memory and swap space. The output (typically from free -m or top) shows both physical RAM and swap space are nearly or fully exhausted. When a Linux system runs out of physical memory, the kernel begins using swap space as overflow. If both are depleted, the system is in a critically resource-starved…
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While troubleshooting server issues, a Linux systems administrator obtains the following output:
Which of the following best describes the state of the system?
Options
- AThe system has consumed the system memory and swap space
- BThe system has enough free memory space
- CThe system has swap disabled
- DThe system has allocated enough buffer space
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A93% (37)
- B3% (1)
- D5% (2)
Explanation
The output (typically from free -m or top) shows both physical RAM and swap space are nearly or fully exhausted. When a Linux system runs out of physical memory, the kernel begins using swap space as overflow. If both are depleted, the system is in a critically resource-starved state, likely triggering the OOM (Out of Memory) killer to terminate processes. Option B is incorrect because the output shows very little free memory. Option C is wrong because swap is present but consumed, not disabled. Option D is incorrect because buffer space would appear in the cached/buffers column and would not explain the near-zero values across all memory pools.
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