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Popular interview question: how to diagnose a mysterious process that’s taking too much CPU, memory, IO, etc
Diagnosing resource contention requires a systematic approach, starting with system-level metrics and progressively drilling down to individual processes and resources. Effective diagnosis involves understanding the underlying resource utilization patterns and potential bottlenecks.
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