Question

An attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users is called :

• A. Malware attack
• B. Worms attack
• C. Denial-of-service attack
• D. Adware attack

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Denial-of-service attack

The correct answer is:

Denial-of-service attack

A Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack is a cyber-attack explicitly designed to flood a computer, server, or network with excessive traffic or requests, making it unavailable or crashing it so that legitimate users cannot access its resources.