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:

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs of using resources owned by the firm for its own use, rather than selling them for a profit elsewhere.

Economic Costs

The total value of all resources used in the production of goods or services, including both explicit and implicit costs.

Opportunity Costs

The potential benefits an individual, investor, or business misses out on when choosing one alternative over another.

Accounting Profit

The difference between total revenue and explicit costs, indicating the financial gain recorded in the books of accounts.