Question

To display the top five processes consuming the highest CPU using appropriate process-related commands.

16 Feb 2026
Answer :
Word Count : 465
In a Windows and Linux lab environment, monitoring CPU utilization is an essential administrative task for managing system performance and troubleshooting. Both operating systems provide built-in process management tools that allow users to identify and display the top five processes consuming the highest CPU resources. In Windows, the graphical method involves using Task Manager. By pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc, the Task Manager window opens. Under the “Processes” tab, processes are listed along with their CPU usage percentage. By clicking on the “CPU” column header, the processes are sorted in descending order based on CPU consumption. The top five entries in this sorted list represent the processes consuming the highest CPU. For command-line operations, Windows provides the tasklist and wmic commands. A commonly used command in Command Prompt is: tasklist /v /fo table However, tasklist alone does not sort
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