Process Management Flashcards
1
Q
What does the command ps without any flags return?
A
The processes invoked/started by the currently logged-in user and what processes are running on that terminal.
2
Q
In what order are the processes displayed in the output of the ps command?
A
The commands are diplayed in the order they were started, by PID number.
3
Q
What does the top command do?
A
It returns the running processes ordered by resources used. It is important to note that this command refreshes the list automatically, by default every 10 seconds.
