An Administrator Is Troubleshooting to Determine Why Backups Are Failing

question 183

Multiple Choice

An administrator is troubleshooting to determine why backups are failing on a particular server. The administrator runs the ps command and analyzes the following output. The administrator runs kill -9 10112 yet the process remains. Which of the following BEST describes the issue and how to fix it?

• A) The backup process is still running and needs to be killed with kill -9 --force 10112 . The backup process is still running and needs to be killed with kill -9 --force 10112 .
• B) The backup process is a zombie process, and the system needs to be rebooted.
• C) The backup process is out of memory, and more memory needs to be added to the system.
• D) The backup process is using 100% of system resources and needs to be rescheduled with renice . The backup process is using 100% of system resources and needs to be rescheduled with renice

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Definitions:

Total Fixed Costs

The total of all expenses that do not change with the amount of production or output.

Marginal Cost Curve

A curve that shows the cost of producing one more unit of a good or service, typically upward sloping because of increasing marginal costs.

Average Variable Cost Curve

A graphical representation of the variable cost per unit at different levels of output.

Total Variable Costs

The sum of all costs that vary with the level of output or production in the short run, such as materials and labor expenses.