Free EC-Council 312-50V13 CEH V13 Actual Exam Questions - Question 10 Discussion

A DoS attack is mainly about flooding or overwhelming resources to stop access, so A fits best. C sounds off since password cracking isn’t the core of a denial-of-service.

A makes the most sense since DoS is about blocking service access, not password stuff.

A vs C? C talks about crashing the network when trying to decipher a password, which feels more like a side effect than the main goal. DoS attacks typically flood or overload a service to block access, not specifically try to crack passwords. A clearly states preventing legitimate users from accessing the service, which matches the basic idea of DoS. So I’d go with A because it’s about denying access rather than causing a crash indirectly through password attempts like C suggests.

A/C? I’m sure it’s not B or D since those relate more to cracking or impersonation. C mentions the network crashing, but DoS is more about flooding or blocking, not password cracking causing crashes.

Maybe A makes the most sense since DoS is about blocking access, not pretending to be someone else like D suggests. The focus is definitely on stopping users from reaching the service.

A vs D? D talks about imitating users, which sounds more like spoofing. DoS is about blocking access, so A fits better with the idea of preventing users from getting to the service.

A imo but does it matter if it’s just one user or can be multiple users affected? The option says “a user (or group of users),” so just checking if that’s typical for DoS attacks.