Denial-Of-Service Attack (DoS)_______________ a Web Site with So Many Requests

question 115

Short Answer

Denial-of-service attack (DoS)_______________ a Web site with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes the site.

Grasp the importance of time as a measure in the effectiveness of solutions.

Differentiate between quantitative, objective, informal, factual, and subjective probabilities in decision making.

Understand the different types of decisions (programmed vs. nonprogrammed) and the context in which they are made.

Identify and understand common decision-making traps and how they can influence outcomes.

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Definitions:

Procedural Knowledge

Knowledge of how to perform certain tasks, often expressed as skills and abilities, as opposed to knowing that something is the case (declarative knowledge).

If-then Production Rules

Logical statements used in computer programming and cognitive psychology to connect conditions with actions or outcomes.

Categories

In Aristotle's philosophy, a way of classifying the world that includes ten distinct types such as substance, quantity, quality, and relation.

Mental Representations

Internal cognitive symbols, structures, or maps of the world that individuals use to understand and interact with their environment.