Which of the followings can happen in 'Denial of Service Attack'? 1. Flooding the computer with more…
A denial-of-service attack floods a computer with more requests than it can handle, which can crash the server and leave authorised users unable to access the service, and…
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Which of the followings can happen in 'Denial of Service Attack'?
1. Flooding the computer with more requests than it can handle.
2. It can lead to server crash.
3. The authorised users are unable to access the service.
4. It is punishable under section 43(f) of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer D
A denial-of-service attack floods a computer with more requests than it can handle, which can crash the server and leave authorised users unable to access the service, and denying access to an authorised person is covered by Section 43(f) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, so "All of the given options are correct."
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