A ____ attack seeks to deny legitimate users access to services by either tying up a server's available resources or causing it to shut down.
A)Trojan horse
B)DoS
C)social engineering
D)spyware

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A Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack is intended to prevent legitimate users from accessing a service. These attacks can target various services, including web servers, email servers, and even phone services. The attacker seeks to either tie up a server's resources or cause it to crash or shut down entirely, thus rendering the service unavailable to legitimate users.

A ____ Attack Seeks to Deny Legitimate Users Access to Services