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312-49V9 · Question #316

What type of attack occurs when an attacker can force a router to stop forwarding packets by flooding the router with many open connections simultaneously so that all the hosts behind the router are…

The correct answer is D. Denial of service. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

What type of attack occurs when an attacker can force a router to stop forwarding packets by flooding the router with many open connections simultaneously so that all the hosts behind the router are effectively disabled?

Options

  • AARP redirect
  • BPhysical attack
  • CDigital attack
  • DDenial of service

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  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    10% (4)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    83% (34)

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