An Administrator Is Working on a Server with Two CPUs

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An administrator is working on a server with two CPUs. The administrator runs the uptime command and sees the following: 17:52        3 days        12 users 12.0        15.2        17.2 Several users are complaining that their user sessions are running slowly. Which of the following should the administrator do NEXT?

• A) Run ps -ef to find processes consuming excessive memory Run ps -ef to find processes consuming excessive memory
• B) Run top to find processes with high wait states top to find processes with high wait states
• C) Run who -r to find which user is using excessive processing capacity who -r to find which user is using excessive processing capacity
• D) Run ping -t to find users using excessive amounts of network bandwidth ping -t to find users using excessive amounts of network bandwidth

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