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212-89 Exam - Question 2


A distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is a more common type of DoS Attack, where a single system is targeted by a large number of infected machines over the Internet. In a DDoS attack, attackers first infect multiple systems which are known as:

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In a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, the multiple systems that are infected and used to target a single system are known as 'Zombies'. These zombies form a botnet, which attackers use to overload the target system with traffic, causing a denial of service.

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bung1Option: B
Jan 23, 2021

Answer is Zobie

Dso09Option: B
Aug 14, 2021

Zombies...

lordosirisOption: B
May 31, 2022

Zombies

ezzeddineOption: B
Oct 8, 2022

Zombies

opsc0tchOption: B
Jan 5, 2023

Zoombinis

MuslihmdzinOption: B
Mar 17, 2024

Infected = Zombies

Conkerzin
Apr 29, 2024

Anyone did the exam recently and can tell if these questions are enough to pass?

Stiven4
Jun 2, 2024

I took it less than a week ago and none of the questions on this form are similar to those on the actual exam.