How to find the process(es) which are hogging the machine
- by Aaron Digulla
Scenario: All of a sudden, my computer feels sluggish. Mouse moves but windows take ages to open, etc. uptime says the load is 7.69 and raising.
What is the fastest way to find out which process(es) are the cause of the load?
Now, "top" and similar tools isn't the answer because they either show CPU or memory usage but not both at the same time.…