What floods a Web site with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes the site?
A) Computer virus
B) Worm
C) Denial-of-service attack
D) None of these

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A denial-of-service attack floods a website with an overwhelming amount of requests for service which slows down or crashes the site. A computer virus or worm is a type of malicious software that can infect a computer system, but does not necessarily cause a denial-of-service attack.

What Floods a Web Site with So Many Requests for Service