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SSCP · Question #1291
Overloading or congesting a system's resources so that it is unable to provide required services is referred to as:
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Submitted by krish.m· Apr 18, 2026Security Concepts and Practices
Question
Overloading or congesting a system's resources so that it is unable to provide required services is referred to as:
Options
- ASwamping
- BDenial of Service
- CBandwidth displacement
- DA passive attack
- EICMP redirect
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#Denial of Service#DoS attacks#Resource exhaustion#Availability