resource monitor

Performance observation tool

A resource monitor is software that tracks system performance—CPU usage, memory consumption, disk activity, network traffic.

Operating systems include basic resource monitors; specialized tools offer more detail.

System administrators use them to diagnose slowdowns and identify processes hogging resources: The resource monitor showed Chrome eating 4GB of RAM.

Related

performance · dashboard · system · usage · processes · bandwidth · disk · network · throttle · utilization · metrics · activity · tracker · heartbeat · overhead · allocation · bottleneck · throughput

Opposites
observation vs. modification

resource monitorrepair tool

Device for fixing things

resource manager · defragmenter · troubleshooter · disk defragmenter · system restore

diagnostic vs. destructive

resource monitorresource hog

Excessive system consumer

memory leak · bloatware · malware · cryptominer · resource drain

visibility vs. concealment

resource monitorrootkit

Hidden unauthorized access software

spyware · background process

Family

resource, monitor, resources, resourced, resourceful, resourcefulness, resourceless, resourcing, monitors

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G