A _____ Attack Is Designed to Generate a Lot of Activity

question 48

Multiple Choice

A _____ attack is designed to generate a lot of activity on a network by flooding it with useless traffic-enough traffic to overwhelm the network's processing capability and essentially bring all communications to a halt.

• A) rampage
• B) mass-mailing
• C) denial of service
• D) stampede

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Definitions:

Extinction

In the context of behavior, the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of a conditioned response.

Successive Approximations

This is a method in behavioral psychology where behaviors are gradually trained by rewarding approximations of the desired behavior.

Positive Reinforcement

A technique in behavior management that reinforces desired behaviors by rewarding them, encouraging their repetition.

Shaping

A technique used in behavior modification that involves successively reinforcing behaviors that approximate the target behavior.