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| The Activity Monitor appeared in ], when it subsumed the functionality of Process Viewer (a task manager) and CPU Monitor.<ref></ref> | 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> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Activity Monitor | |
| File:Activity Monitor Screenshot.pngActivity Monitor on Mac OS X v10.5 | |
| Developer(s) | Apple Computer |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 10.9.0 (950) / October 22, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-10-22) |
| Preview release | 10.8.0 / June 11, 2012 |
| Operating system | Mac OS X |
| Type | Utility |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Mac OS X Website |
Activity Monitor is a system monitor in the OS X operating system, which also incorporates task manager functionality. Some of its functions include:
- Quitting or "killing" a computer process
- Viewing the computer's CPU load
- Checking the amount of random access memory in use or swapped out
- Checking the amount of hard disk read-ins and write-outs
- Checking the capacity of storage devices
- Monitoring the computer's network usage
- Inspecting running computer processes
- Viewing a process identifier number
- Viewing information about a particular process
The Activity Monitor appeared in Mac OS X v10.3, when it subsumed the functionality of the programs Process Viewer (a task manager) and CPU Monitor found in the previous version of OS X.
See also
Activity Monitor is the Mac OS X counterpart of Microsoft's Resource Monitor for Windows.
References
- "Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used". Apple. February 21, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- Chung, Jackson (September 10, 2008). "Macnifying OS X: Learning To Utilize Activity Monitor on Mac". MakeUseOf. MakeUseOf. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- Brad Miser (2004). Special Edition Using Mac OS X, V10.3 Panther. Que Publishing. p. 926. ISBN 978-0-7897-3075-6.
