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7.The top utility can be used to change the priority of a running process? Another utility that can also be used to change priority is_______?
Answer: nice

Explanation: The 'nice' command enables you to run a command with a different priority. Nice -n <adjustment> command, increments the priority of 'command' by <adjustment>. You can increase the priority of a command my specifying a negative adjustment. For example, 'nice -n-5 command' will run 'command' with the priority increased by 5.

Reference: http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/n/nice.html

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