How does a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack work and why are they so dangerous?

What will be an ideal response?


A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) launches a coordinated stream of requests against a target from many locations at the same time. Most DDoS attacks are preceded by a preparation phase in which many systems, perhaps thousands, are compromised. The compromised machines are turned into zombies(or bots), machines that are directed remotely (usually via transmitted command) by the attacker to participate in the attack. DDoS attacks are the most difficult to defend against.

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Use the ________ function to trap errors when creating templates.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Find the error(s) in each of the following code segments and explain how to correct it:

``` a) i = 1; while (i <= 10); ++i; } b) for (k = 0.1; k != 1.0; k += 0.1) { Console.WriteLine(k); } c) switch (n) { case 1: Console.WriteLine("The number is 1"); case 2: Console.WriteLine("The number is 2"); break; default: Console.WriteLine("The number is not 1 or 2"); break; } d) The following code should display the values 1 to 10: n = 1; while (n < 10) { Console.WriteLine(n++); } ```

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What happens if a button symbol has an empty keyframe in its Up state but filled keyframes in its Over, Down, and Hit states?

What will be an ideal response?

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The ________ folder is labeled with the account holder's name

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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