A _____ attack is designed to generate a lot of activity on a network by flooding it with useless traffic-enough traffic to overwhelm the network's processing capability and essentially bring all communications to a halt.
A) rampage
B) mass-mailing
C) denial of service
D) stampede

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A denial of service (DoS) attack is specifically designed to overwhelm a network with excessive traffic, rendering it incapable of processing legitimate requests, thereby denying service to intended users.

A _____ Attack Is Designed to Generate a Lot of Activity