An intentional action designed to prevent legitimate users from making use of a computer service over the Internet is called
A) a bombing run.
B) a curtain closer.
C) a denial-of-service attack.
D) an electronic overdose.
E) phreaking.

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The term "denial-of-service attack" refers to the intentional action of disrupting or preventing legitimate users from accessing or using a computer service over the Internet. This can be done through various means, such as flooding the network with a large volume of traffic or exploiting vulnerabilities in the service to overload or crash it. The other options are either unrelated or incorrect.

An Intentional Action Designed to Prevent Legitimate Users from Making