CompTIA
220-1202 · Question #263
A malicious actor uses multiple endpoints to target a single endpoint. Which of the following describes this threat?
The correct answer is D. Distributed Denial of Service. A Distributed Denial of Service attack uses multiple endpoints simultaneously to overwhelm a single target system, exhausting its resources and making it unavailable to legitimate users.
Submitted by yuki_2020· Mar 30, 2026
Question
A malicious actor uses multiple endpoints to target a single endpoint. Which of the following describes this threat?
Options
- AOn-path attack
- BStructured Query Language injection
- CBrute-force attack
- DDistributed Denial of Service
How the community answered
(28 responses)- B4% (1)
- C7% (2)
- D89% (25)
Explanation
A Distributed Denial of Service attack uses multiple endpoints simultaneously to overwhelm a single target system, exhausting its resources and making it unavailable to legitimate users.
Topics
#DDoS attack#Security threats
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