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	'''Activity Monitor''' is a ] in 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:		'''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:

	*Quitting or "killing" a ]		*Quitting or "killing" a ]
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	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>		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>

	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>		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>

	==See also==		==See also==
	~~Activity Monitor is the Mac OS X counterpart of Microsoft's~~ ] for ].		] for ]

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Activity Monitor
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	System monitor
License	Proprietary

Not to be confused with Activity tracker.

Activity Monitor is a system monitor for 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.

In OS X 10.9 the Activity Monitor was significantly revamped and gained a 5th tab for "energy" (in addition to CPU, memory, disk, and network).

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.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57609748-263/activity-monitor-in-os-x-mavericks-brings-significant-changes/

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