COMPUTER NETWORKING

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Botnet is a network of compromised devices used by the attacker without the owner’s knowledge to perform unethical activities such as spamming. The attacker usually uses the least secure devices to create the botnet.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Attackers use the botnet for connecting of smart-phones, IoT devices, computer systems etc. These infected computers and other systems within the botnet connection are called zombies or zombie computers.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is botnet? A software that runs automatically and autonomously.

Detailed explanation-4: -What Is a Network Attack? A network attack is an attempt to gain unauthorized access to an organization’s network, with the objective of stealing data or perform other malicious activity.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ping of Death (a.k.a. PoD) is a type of Denial of Service (DoS) attack in which an attacker attempts to crash, destabilize, or freeze the targeted computer or service by sending malformed or oversized packets using a simple ping command.