________ refers to an attack in which computers in a botnet are directed to flood a single website server with rapid-fire page requests, causing it to slow down or crash.
A)Distributed denial of service
B)Social engineering
C)Keylogging
D)Phishing

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Distributed denial of service (DDoS) is a type of cyber attack in which a large number of computers (a botnet) are used to flood a single website server with rapid-fire page requests, causing it to slow down or crash. This can result in the website being unavailable to legitimate users.

________ Refers to an Attack in Which Computers in a Botnet