Question

which of the attacks below send so much traffic to a network device that the device cannot keep up and effectively is unavailable?
worm
ransomware
denial of service
trojan

Explanation:

A denial - of - service (DoS) attack floods a network device with excessive traffic, overwhelming it and making it unavailable. Worms self - replicate and spread across networks but not primarily by overloading devices with traffic. Ransomware encrypts data for extortion. Trojans are malicious programs that disguise themselves as legitimate software.

Answer:

C. denial of service