Checking uptime and load average | LinuC Level 1 101 Exam original practice question

1.01.4Basic

Display system uptime, logged-in user count, and one-, five-, and fifteen-minute load averages.

Which command is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the requirement

Select the command that summarizes uptime, logged-in users, and three load-average windows.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions before comparing the process and job-control choices.

uptime: A command that reports system uptime, users, and load averages.
Load average: A time-windowed indication of runnable and uninterruptible task pressure.
1/5/15-minute windows: The conventional short, medium, and long load-average intervals.
System summary: A compact report about overall host state rather than one process.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectjobs

Incorrect. jobs lists current-shell jobs.

Incorrectkill -l

Incorrect. kill -l lists signal names.

Correctuptime

Correct. uptime reports all requested system summary values.

Incorrectfg

Incorrect. fg changes a shell job's foreground state.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

uptime

up期間、users、load average 3値

Environment: procps-ng系uptime
Use a disposable process or test shell when checking lifecycle commands.
Exact output and option names can vary slightly by distribution and tool version.

Foundation review

Load average is not a direct CPU percentage; interpret it with CPU count and I/O wait information.

Compare all three windows to distinguish a brief spike from a sustained pressure trend.

Question IDKL-101-363

Environmentprocps-ng系uptime

Last technical review2026-08-13

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