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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When there is an excessive amount of data flow, which the system cannot handle, ____ attack takes place.
A
Database crash attack
B
Data overflow Attack
C
Buffer Overflow attack
D
Denial of Service attack
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When there is an excessive amount of data flow, which the system cannot handle, attack takes place. Explanation: The Buffer overflow attack takes place when an excessive amount of data occurs in the buffer, which it cannot handle and lead to data being over-flow into its adjoined storage.

Detailed explanation-2: -DDoS. A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is an attack in which multiple compromised computer systems attack a target, such as a server, website or other network resource, and cause a denial of service for users of the targeted resource.

Detailed explanation-3: -This would be referred to as a botnet, and it can bring swift devastation to network traffic without any warning through a process called a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.

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