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{{Infobox software| name = Activity Monitor
| logo = ActivityMonitor.png
| screenshot = Activity Monitor Screenshot.png
| caption = Activity Monitor on Mac OS X v10.5
| developer = ]
| latest_release_version = 10.9.0 (950)
| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2013|10|22}}
| latest preview version = 10.8.0
| latest preview date = June 11, 2012
| operating_system = ]
| genre = ]
| license = ]
}}
{{distinguish|Activity tracker}}
'''Activity Monitor''' is a ] for the ] ], which also incorporates ] functionality.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1342 | title=Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used | publisher=] | date=February 21, 2012 | accessdate=April 17, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/macnifying-os-x-learning-to-utilize-activity-monitor/ | title=Macnifying OS X: Learning To Utilize Activity Monitor on Mac | publisher=] | work=] | date=September 10, 2008 | accessdate=April 17, 2012 | author=Chung, Jackson}}</ref> Some of its functions include:


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*Quitting or "killing" a ]
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*Viewing the computer's ] ]
*Checking the amount of ] in use or ]
*Checking the amount of ] read-ins and write-outs
*Checking the capacity of storage devices
*Monitoring the computer's network usage
*Inspecting running computer processes
*Viewing a ] number
*Viewing information about a particular process


The Activity Monitor appeared in ], when it subsumed the functionality of the programs Process Viewer (a task manager) and CPU Monitor found in the previous version of OS X.<ref></ref><ref name="Miser2004">{{cite book|author=Brad Miser|title=Special Edition Using Mac OS X, V10.3 Panther|year=2004|publisher=Que Publishing|isbn=978-0-7897-3075-6|page=926}}</ref>


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In ] the Activity Monitor was significantly revamped and gained a 5th tab for "energy" (in addition to CPU, memory, disk, and network).<ref>http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57609748-263/activity-monitor-in-os-x-mavericks-brings-significant-changes/</ref>
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==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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