MAC address flooding by an attacker is a form of ___________ attack.
A) denial of service
B) spoofing
C) malware
D) password cracking
E) hashing

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MAC address flooding is a type of denial of service (DoS) attack, in which an attacker floods the switch with an excessive number of frames with different MAC addresses, causing the switch to become overwhelmed and ultimately leading to a denial of service for legitimate network users. Spoofing, malware, password cracking, and hashing are not specific to MAC address flooding attacks.

MAC Address Flooding by an Attacker Is a Form of ___________