Multiple choice

What is the primary goal of a DoS attack?

  1. to facilitate access to external networks

  2. to stop the target server from being able to handle requests

  3. to scan the data on the target server

  4. to obtain all addresses in the address book in the server
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Explanation

A Denial of Service (DoS) attack aims to disrupt or completely shut down a network, service, or server, making it unavailable to its intended users. This is typically achieved by overwhelming the target with a flood of superfluous requests.

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