Flooding a Host with Traffic So That It Cannot Serve

question 13

Multiple Choice

Flooding a host with traffic so that it cannot serve its legitimate users is a ________ attack.

• A) hacking
• B) virus
• C) malware
• D) DoS

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

The extra profit made by selling an extra unit of a product or service.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation of the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded, typically downward sloping from left to right.

Elasticity Coefficient

A numeric value that measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a product to changes in one of its determinants, such as price.

Oligopoly

A market structure characterized by a small number of large firms dominating the industry, often leading to limited competition.