A ____ Attack Occurs When a Hacker Tries Numerous Possible

question 42

Multiple Choice

A ____ attack occurs when a hacker tries numerous possible character combinations to find the key that will decrypt encrypted data.

• A) flashing
• B) denial-of-service
• C) dictionary
• D) brute force

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Definitions:

Residual Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation in a set of observed values that is not explained by a statistical model, representing the standard deviation of the differences between predicted and observed values.

Regression Model

A mathematical representation used to estimate the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Normally Distributed Residuals

Residuals (the differences between observed and predicted values) that are distributed according to a normal distribution, indicating a good fit for a linear model.

Normal Probability Plot

A graphical technique used to determine if a data set approximates a normal distribution, by plotting observed values against theoretically expected values in a normal distribution.