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'''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: '''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> Its functions include:

*Quitting or "killing" a ] *Quitting or "killing" a ]
*Viewing the computer's ] ] *Viewing the computer's ] ]
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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> 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 ], 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==
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Not to be confused with Activity tracker.
Activity Monitor
File:Activity Monitor Icon.png
File:Activity Monitor Screenshot.pngActivity Monitor on Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Developer(s)Apple Inc.
Stable release10.10 / October 16, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-16)
Operating systemOS X
TypeSystem monitor
LicenseProprietary

Activity Monitor is a system monitor for the OS X operating system, which also incorporates task manager functionality. Its functions include:

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

See also

Resource Monitor for Microsoft Windows

References

  1. "OS X 10.10 Yosemite release date". Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  2. "Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used". Apple. February 21, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  3. Chung, Jackson (September 10, 2008). "Macnifying OS X: Learning To Utilize Activity Monitor on Mac". MakeUseOf. MakeUseOf. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  5. Brad Miser (2004). Special Edition Using Mac OS X, V10.3 Panther. Que Publishing. p. 926. ISBN 978-0-7897-3075-6.
  6. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57609748-263/activity-monitor-in-os-x-mavericks-brings-significant-changes/

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