To Initiate a Denial­of­service Attack, a Tiny Program Is Downloaded

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Short Answer

To initiate a denial­of­service attack, a tiny program is downloaded surreptitiously from the attacker's computer to dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of computers all over the world. Based on a command by the attacker or at a preset time, the botnet computers, called , go into action, each sending a simple request for access to the target site again and again.

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Definitions:

Ventral Medial Geniculate Nucleus

The ventral medial geniculate nucleus is a part of the auditory thalamus involved in the processing and relaying of auditory information from the ears to the auditory cortex of the brain.

Inputs

Signals or data received by a system, which are then processed to generate an output.

Inner Hair Cells

Inner hair cells are the sensory cells located in the cochlea of the inner ear, playing a critical role in sound transduction by converting mechanical sound vibrations into electrical signals to the brain.

Human Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure, essential for converting sound wave vibrations into electrical signals for the brain.