In the context of computers, which one among the following correctly describes the type of attack in which the attack floods the network with excessive traffic ?

A Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack is specifically designed to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users. This is achieved by flooding the target with excessive traffic or requests, which exhausts the system's resources (like bandwidth, CPU, or RAM), causing it to slow down or crash.

• Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack: Involves an attacker intercepting and potentially altering communication between two parties without their knowledge.
• SQL injection: A technique where malicious SQL code is inserted into entry fields for execution, aiming to manipulate or steal data from a database.
• Keylogging: A form of surveillance technology used to record every keystroke made by a user, typically to steal passwords or sensitive information.

When multiple systems are used to launch a DoS attack simultaneously, it is referred to as a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack.