What is a denial-of-service attack? A denial-of-service (DoS) attack is a type of cyber attack in which a malicious actor aims to render a computer or other device unavailable to its intended users by interrupting the device's normal functioning.

Which statement about the difference between a denial-of-service attack and a distributed denial of service attack is true? Dos attack are launched from one host, and DDoS attack are launched from multiple host. DoS attack and DDOS attack have no differences DDoS attacks are launched from one host, and DoS attacks are launched from multiple host.