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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does DDOS stand for?
A
Digital Default of Servers
B
Distributed Denial of Service
C
Dangerous dynamic open security
D
Digital Distributed open security
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -DDoS meaning: What is DDoS? Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are a subclass of denial of service (DoS) attacks. A DDoS attack involves multiple connected online devices, collectively known as a botnet, which are used to overwhelm a target website with fake traffic.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a Distributed Denial of Service attack, the attacker enlists the help of (many) thousands of Internet users to each generate a small number of requests which, added together, overload the target.

Detailed explanation-3: -DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) is a category of malicious cyber-attacks that hackers or cybercriminals employ in order to make an online service, network resource or host machine unavailable to its intended users on the Internet.

Detailed explanation-4: -DDoS stands for Distributed Denial of Service, and it’s a method where cybercriminals flood a network with so much malicious traffic that it cannot operate or communicate as it normally would. This causes the site’s normal traffic, also known as legitimate packets, to come to a halt.

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