Exam 9: Managing Linux Processes

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​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​​ a.​at command b.background command​ c.​child process d.cron table​ e.​daemon process f.​forking g.​parent process h.​process ID (PID) i.​time slice j.trapping -​A system process that is not associated with a terminal.

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When killing a background job with the kill command, the background job ID must be prefixed by what character below?

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​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​​ a.​at command b.background command​ c.​child process d.cron table​ e.​daemon process f.​forking g.​parent process h.​process ID (PID) i.​time slice j.trapping -​A process that has started other processes.

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In a process referred to as ____________________, when executing compiled programs or shell scripts, the BASH shell that interprets the command you typed creates a new BASH shell.

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After a background process has been started, what command below can be used to move it to the foreground?

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In order to display a list of at job IDs, what option can be specified to the at command?

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How many different kill signals can be sent by the kill command to a given process?

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Explain why scheduling commands can be beneficial, and detail some of the methods available for scheduling commands.

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When viewing the output of the ps ax​ command, what does a < symbol in the STAT column indicate for a process?

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Describe the purpose the process state column displayed by the ps -l command. What values may appear in this column, and what do these values indicate?

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​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​​ a.​at command b.background command​ c.​child process d.cron table​ e.​daemon process f.​forking g.​parent process h.​process ID (PID) i.​time slice j.trapping -​The command used to schedule commands and tasks to run at a preset time in the future.

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What two processes below will show up as PID 1, depending on whether a system uses UNIX SysV or Systemd init processes?

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If the /etc/at.allow and /etc/at.deny files do not exist, only the root user is allowed to schedule tasks using the at daemon.

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Describe how forking works, and how it affects the parent process.

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The amount of time a process has to use the CPU is called a(n) ____________________.

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​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​​ a.​at command b.background command​ c.​child process d.cron table​ e.​daemon process f.​forking g.​parent process h.​process ID (PID) i.​time slice j.trapping -​A unique identifier assigned to every process as it begins.

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What option can be used with the ps command to display an entire list of processes across all terminals and including daemons?

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What number indicates the lowest kernel priority (PRI) of a process possible?​

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Processes that have encountered an error during execution and continuously uses up system resources are referred to as ____________________ processes.

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Zombie processes are also known as defunct processes.​

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