CompTIA
N10-005 · Question #198
Which of the following can be described as a DoS attack?
The correct answer is A. Disabling a specific system and making it unavailable to users. A denial of service (DoS) attack is a malicious attempt to make a server or a network resource unavailable to users, usually by temporarily interrupting or suspending the services of a host connected to the Internet.
Network security
Question
Which of the following can be described as a DoS attack?
Options
- ADisabling a specific system and making it unavailable to users
- BImplementing a keylogger
- CIntercepting a packet and decrypting the contents
- DCommunicating with employees to get company information
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A90% (19)
- C5% (1)
- D5% (1)
Explanation
A denial of service (DoS) attack is a malicious attempt to make a server or a network resource unavailable to users, usually by temporarily interrupting or suspending the services of a host connected to the Internet.
Topics
#DoS#denial of service#availability attack#network attacks
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