A technician is troubleshooting a network switch that seems to stop responding to requests intermittently...

CPU utilization is a metric that measures the percentage of time a CPU spends executing instructions. When the logging level is set for debugging, the router may generate a large amount of logging data, which can increase CPU utilization and cause the router to stop responding to requests intermittently. References:

Network+ N10-008 Objectives: 2.1 Given a scenario, troubleshoot common physical connectivity issues.