COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Define the term, botnet.
A) a program that performs a repetitive task on a network
B) spam sent via e-mail to spread viruses or commit a distributed denial of service attack
C) a group of compromised computers connected to a network that attacks other networks
D) a computer whose owner is unaware that the computer is being controlled remotely by an outsider

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A botnet is a group of compromised computers connected to a network that are used to perform coordinated attacks on other networks, often without the knowledge of the computers' owners.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Define the Term, Botnet