Users report that a Linux system is unresponsive and simple commands take too long to complete. The Linux administrator logs in to the system and sees the following: Which of the following is the…

The correct answer is C. High CPU load. The load averages (8.71, 8.24, 7.71) are well above the number of CPUs (4), showing CPU saturation. Additionally, Output 2 indicates very high CPU usage (65.88% usr, 20.54% sys) with 0% idle, confirming the system is under heavy CPU load, which explains the unresponsiveness.

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Question

Users report that a Linux system is unresponsive and simple commands take too long to complete. The Linux administrator logs in to the system and sees the following:

Which of the following is the system experiencing?

Exhibit

Options

AHigh latency
BHigh uptime
CHigh CPU load
DHigh I/O wait times

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A
3% (1)
B
3% (1)
C
95% (38)

Explanation

The load averages (8.71, 8.24, 7.71) are well above the number of CPUs (4), showing CPU saturation. Additionally, Output 2 indicates very high CPU usage (65.88% usr, 20.54% sys) with 0% idle, confirming the system is under heavy CPU load, which explains the unresponsiveness.

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#CPU load#performance monitoring#system diagnostics#load average

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