What Type of Hack Floods a Network with Bogus Requests

question 58

Multiple Choice

What type of hack floods a network with bogus requests for information and resources,overloading and shutting down the network?

• A) Wireless mooching
• B) File-swapping
• C) Identity theft
• D) Denial of service (DoS)
• E) Pharming

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Definitions:

Cognitive Appraisal Theory

A theory in psychology that describes how personal interpretation of a situation and its relevance to the individual affects their emotional response.

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory of emotion that argues emotions and physiological reactions such as sweating and trembling, occur simultaneously following a stimulus, rather than the emotion being a result of the physiological reactions.

James-Lange Theory

A theory hypothesizing that physiological arousal instigates the experience of emotion rather than the other way around.

Psychological

Relating to the mind or mental processes and how they affect behavior in different contexts.