A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)attack

question 48

Multiple Choice

A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack

• A)is more intensive that a DoS attack because it emanates from single source
• B)may take the form of either a SYN flood or smurf attack
• C)is so named because it effects many victims simultaneously, which are distributed across the Internet
• D)turns the target victims' computers into zombies that are unable to access the Internet

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Definitions:

Three-System Model

A psychological framework that divides the cognitive processes into three systems: the behavioral, cognitive, and emotional systems.

Information Processing Approach

A cognitive psychology theory that likens human thinking to the operation of a computer, focusing on how information is received, processed, stored, and retrieved.

Code-Based Approaches

Methods or strategies focused on the understanding and application of codes or rules, often used in programming and cryptography.