A distributed denial of service (DDoS)attack
A)is more intensive that a DoS attack because it emanates from single source
B)may take the form of either a SYN flood or smurf attack
C)is so named because it effects many victims simultaneously, which are distributed across the Internet
D)turns the target victims' computers into zombies that are unable to access the Internet

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack can indeed take various forms, including SYN floods, where the attacker sends a succession of SYN requests to a target's system in an attempt to consume enough server resources to make the system unresponsive to legitimate traffic, and smurf attacks, which involve the attacker sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to IP broadcast addresses from a spoofed source IP address that is the target's address, causing the network to flood the target with echo reply packets. This variety in attack methods makes option B correct. The other options describe characteristics that are inaccurately associated with DDoS attacks or describe effects that are not specific or exclusive to DDoS attacks.

A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)attack