Question

does somebody know it? thank you

Answer 1

It will take about

• 4 mouse clicks (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt)
• 2,532 kilobytes of RAM
• 672 (w) x 332 (h) pixels in desktop estate space
• a fraction of a watt of energy per minute it stays on the monitor (assuming LCD of course)
• and about 5% of a 2.93GHz core-duo CPU for that instant when it opens.

There are certain cases where opening up a Command Prompt window will also require resources such as 1 SuperUser.com question, 5 answers, 15 upvotes, 6 downvotes, and 1 click on the answer button.

Answer 2

The easiest way to do this (without any third-party utilities) is to open the Windows Task Manager (CTRL + ALT + DEL). Click on the Processes tab. Then, go to View -> Select Columns.

From there, you can enable various process information (e.g. GDI Objects, USER Objects, Thread Count) to show up for not only the command window, but all processes.

Just to note, the Image Name for the command prompt is cmd.exe.

Answer 3

The Process Explorer is your friend!

Answer 4

Your question is so vague that it is impossible to answer meaningfully.

What resources are you referring to? Stuff like RAM and disk space? Or do you mean Windows System Resources (as described e.g. in this article)?

Also, what OS are we talking about? And why did you tag your question C#?

If you mean Windows System Resources: These problems have mostly gone away with the introduction of the NT-based Windows OSes (Windows NT, Windows 2000 etc.).

Please clarify your question.