FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Ans 3:-(a) Botnet Botnet is a group of interconnected devices containing one or more bots which are used to steal data, send spam and perform other types of attacks.

Detailed explanation-2: -A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes. The computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to communicate with each other.

Detailed explanation-3: -A botnet is a group of Internet-connected devices, each of which runs one or more bots. Botnets can be used to perform Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, steal data, send spam, and allow the attacker to access the device and its connection.

Detailed explanation-4: -Botnets are essentially a set of Internet-based computers under a common controller. Although the term can include legitimate networks of computers, the overwhelming use of the term is for computers that have been hacked and under the control of criminal hackers.

Detailed explanation-5: -A botnet (short for “robot network”) is a network of computers infected by malware that are under the control of a single attacking party, known as the “bot-herder.” Each individual machine under the control of the bot-herder is known as a bot.