In a ____ attack, the attacker sends a large number of connection or information requests to a target in an attempt to overwhelm its capacity and make it unavailable for legitimate users.
A) man-in-the-middle
B) sniffer
C) dictionary
D) denial-of-service (DoS)

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A denial-of-service (DoS) attack involves overwhelming a target with a flood of traffic or requests to the point where it cannot handle legitimate traffic, effectively making the service unavailable to users.

In a ____ Attack, the Attacker Sends a Large Number