CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 Practice Question

A system administrator notices that a Linux server is experiencing slow performance, specifically in disk operations. Upon investigating, the administrator discovered that the I/O wait time is considerably high. Which of the following actions is the BEST course of action to reduce the high latency affecting the system?

  • Decrease the amount of RAM in the system to reduce the memory available for disk caching.

  • Increase the CPU clock speed to process I/O operations faster.

  • Replace the current I/O scheduler with one that is better optimized for the system's workload.

  • Deploy additional network interfaces to balance the I/O load.

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