Question 37
UnclassifiedYou need to quickly check if any GPU processes are running on a server before restarting it. You need an immediate answer.
Correct answer: A
Explanation
"nvidia-smi" is the NVIDIA System Management Interface, a command-line tool used to query GPU status and active processes. It provides an immediate snapshot of running GPU workloads, making it the fastest way to check whether any GPU processes are active before restarting a server.
Why each option is right or wrong
A. nvidia-smi
`nvidia-smi` is the NVIDIA System Management Interface command, which queries the driver directly for current GPU utilization and the active process list on NVIDIA devices. Because it returns an immediate point-in-time snapshot from the GPU driver rather than requiring log inspection or a longer monitoring command, it is the fastest way to confirm whether any GPU-bound processes are still running before a restart.
B. nvtop
C. dcgmi
D. nvidia-settings