[Solved] What will be the output of this command?Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.Handles -gt 1000 } | Select-Object -First 3 | PowerShell

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What will be the output of this command?

Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.Handles -gt 1000 } | Select-Object -First 3

AAll processes with handles less than 1000

BThe first 3 processes with more than 1000 handles

CAn error because Select-Object cannot be piped

DThe last 3 processes with more than 1000 handles

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Analyze the pipeline commands
Get-Process outputs all processes, Where-Object filters those with handles > 1000, then Select-Object -First 3 picks the first 3.
Step 2: Understand output behavior
The pipeline passes filtered results to Select-Object, which returns the first 3 matching processes.
Final Answer:
The first 3 processes with more than 1000 handles -> Option B
Quick Check:
Pipeline filters then selects first 3 [OK]

Quick Trick: Select-Object -First picks top items after filtering [OK]

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