AP Computer Science Principleshardmcq1 pt
When many machines together send a flood of traffic to one target, it is a
A.distributed denial of service attack
B.single-packet ping
C.firmware update
D.symmetric encryption
Explanation
Core Concept
Many sources amplify the flood.
Correct Answer
Adistributed denial of service attack
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