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In a denial of service attack, the attacker can cause increased loads on a physical server by overloading it with communication requests. Alternatively, the attacker can engage the physical server in tasks that result in excessive memory usage.
Suggested Answer: A
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12 comments · newest first
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Osvaldo
3 months ago
I’m not so sure. Could it be B) False? Maybe it’s too simplistic.
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Rolf
3 months ago
Agreed, A) True. Overloading servers is a classic tactic.
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Lynda
3 months ago
I think it's A) True. It matches the definition of a DoS attack.
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Mari
4 months ago
Wait, excessive memory usage? That seems a bit off.
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Rana
4 months ago
Totally agree, it's all about overwhelming resources.
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Lashawn
4 months ago
Sounds right, but can it really overload memory like that?
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Cristen
5 months ago
I thought it was just about flooding the server.
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Nada
6 months ago
That's definitely true!
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Olene
6 months ago
I believe it's true since both methods can lead to server crashes, but I need to double-check my notes on this.
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Skye
7 months ago
This sounds familiar, but I feel like there might be some nuances. I hope I remember the details correctly.
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Reena
7 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember a practice question that mentioned memory overload as a tactic in DoS attacks.
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Shalon
7 months ago
I think this is true because I've seen examples where servers get overwhelmed by too many requests.