When a Hacker Floods a Web Server with Millions of Bogus

question 14

True/False

When a hacker floods a Web server with millions of bogus service requests so that it cannot service legitimate requests, it is called a denial-of-service attack.

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Definitions:

Equity Income

Equity income refers to earnings a company generates from its investments in the stocks of other companies, represented as a share of the profits from the equity interest.

Common Stock

Common Stock represents shares in a company that entitle holders to a share of the profits in the form of dividends and voting rights in certain company decisions.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used by firms to assess the profits earned by their investments in other companies, where the investment is recorded at original cost and adjusted to reflect the investee's changes in net assets.

Dividends

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members, typically from profits or retained earnings, and often in the form of cash or stock.