Multiple choice technology architecture

A sustained increase in memory utilization of a process after start up signals

  1. Insufficient memory

  2. Hardware issue

  3. Leak

  4. Improper configuration
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Explanation

Normal processes stabilize memory usage after initialization as they allocate needed resources. A sustained increase indicates the process is continuously allocating memory without releasing it, which is the hallmark of a memory leak. This progressively consumes available memory until the system is exhausted.

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