An Intentional Action Designed to Prevent Legitimate Users from Making

question 11

Multiple Choice

An intentional action designed to prevent legitimate users from making use of a computer service is called

• A) a bombing run.
• B) a curtain closer.
• C) a denial-of-service attack.
• D) an electronic overdose.
• E) phreaking.

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Definitions:

α

In statistics, α (alpha) typically represents the level of significance, the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that assumes no statistical significance exists in a set of given observations and that any observed difference is due to chance.

T = 1.965

A specific value often used in statistical analysis, particularly in hypothesis testing, where it represents a critical value in a t-distribution.

Critical Value

A point on the test distribution that is compared with the test statistic to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis.