CompTIA Exam XK0-005 Topic 2 Question 41 Discussion

Actual exam question for CompTIA's XK0-005 exam

Question #: 41
Topic #: 2

Due to performance issues on a server, a Linux administrator needs to terminate an unresponsive process. Which of the following commands should the administrator use to terminate the process immediately without waiting for a graceful shutdown?

Akill -SIGKILL 5545

Bkill -SIGTERM 5545

Ckill -SIGHUP 5545

Dkill -SIGINT 5545

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Suggested Answer: A

SIGKILL is used to immediately terminate a process without allowing it to clean up. It does not give the process a chance to gracefully shut down, which is what's needed in the case of an unresponsive process.

by Anika at Sep 16, 2024, 03:48 AM

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Stephen

6 months ago

Wait, we have to kill a process? I thought this was a question about cooking recipes. I'm so confused right now.

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Elvis

5 months ago

Oh, I see. So we need to use the kill command to stop the unresponsive process.

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Carmelina

5 months ago

Exactly. We should use the SIGKILL signal to terminate the process immediately.

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Shalon

5 months ago

Don't worry, it's just a technical question about terminating a process on a server.

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Melvin

5 months ago

D) kill -SIGINT 5545

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Irving

5 months ago

C) kill -SIGHUP 5545

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Joana

6 months ago

B) kill -SIGTERM 5545

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Michell

6 months ago

A) kill -SIGKILL 5545

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Leonard

6 months ago

B) kill -SIGTERM 5545 is the way to go. Sending a SIGTERM signal is the standard way to gracefully terminate a process.

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Florinda

6 months ago

I don't know, I'd probably just reboot the server and be done with it. That's the easiest solution, right?

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Claribel

6 months ago

A) kill -SIGKILL 5545 is the correct choice. It's the only option that immediately terminates the process without waiting for a graceful shutdown.

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Julian

6 months ago

The -SIGKILL command is like the nuclear option for processes. It's like saying 'I don't care what you're doing, just stop it!'

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Kanisha

6 months ago

Actually, for immediate termination without waiting for a graceful shutdown, you should use the -SIGKILL option instead.

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Sherill

6 months ago

B) kill -SIGTERM 5545

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Slyvia

6 months ago

That's right, the -SIGKILL command is the most forceful way to terminate a process.

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Shawnta

6 months ago

A) kill -SIGKILL 5545

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Judy

7 months ago

Haha, I remember when I had to use -SIGKILL on a process that was stuck in an infinite loop. It was like hitting the reset button on a stubborn computer!

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