An Administrator Notices a Website Hosted on an Httpd Web

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Multiple Choice

An administrator notices a website hosted on an httpd web server is not loading. Upon further inspection, the administrator learns there are no processes running. When starting the service, the site operates correctly for a few minutes before the process disappears again. Which of the following should the administrator consider as the MOST likely possibility before troubleshooting the issue?

• A) The CPU has too much load, causing it to overheat, and the kernel is automatically killing the processes to keep the CPU cool.
• B) An external database to which the web server connects is offline, causing httpd to die due to execution errors. An external database to which the web server connects is offline, causing to die due to execution errors.
• C) Shared libraries, which were recently updated, are causing compatibility issues and httpd to die due to version mismatch. Shared libraries, which were recently updated, are causing compatibility issues and to die due to version mismatch.
• D) The out-of-memory killer was activated due to low available memory, causing the kernel to kill the processes automatically.
• E) The server is intermittently losing access to the network, causing socket errors that trigger httpd to die. The server is intermittently losing access to the network, causing socket errors that trigger to die.

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Definitions:

Weighted-Average Cost

A calculation used in inventory management and cost accounting that takes into account the varying costs of goods and determines an average cost for the goods sold.

Periodic Inventory System

An inventory system that updates inventory balances after a specific period, calculating COGS by a physical count.

Unit Cost

The calculated cost to produce one unit of product, taking into account all variable and fixed costs.

LIFO Inventory Method

"Last In, First Out," an inventory costing method where the last items purchased are the first ones sold, affecting the cost of goods sold and ending inventory value.