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What is Linux's OOM killer?
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The correct answer is B) A kernel mechanism that selects and kills processes when memory is critically exhausted to recover memory and prevent system hang
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Correct Answer
A kernel mechanism that selects and kills processes when memory is critically exhausted to recover memory and prevent system hang
Explanation
The OOM (Out-Of-Memory) killer scores each process by memory usage, CPU time, root privilege, and nice value. It kills the highest-scoring process, freeing memory to allow the system to continue.
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