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What is difference between DOS and DoS or DDoS?

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Question added by Syed Javed , it consultant , Infosys
Date Posted: 2016/05/19
Vhuphilo Mudau
by Vhuphilo Mudau , Network Manager , NWConnect (Pvt) Ltd

DOS is Microsoft's Disk Operating System used in Windows legacy system, while DoS or DDoS is Denial of Service or Distributed Denial of Service network attack.

Shah Mohammed MukhtarullaH jagirdar
by Shah Mohammed MukhtarullaH jagirdar , Security System Engineer , Smart care integrating system for trading Co,

The Dos uses one Computer and DDoS attack uses multiple computers and Internet connections to flood the targeted resource.

sabhajeet yadav
by sabhajeet yadav , Trainee , JAI BIOTECH INDUSTRIES

The Difference Between DoS and DDos Attacks. A Denial of Service (DoS) attack isdifferent from a DDoS attack. The DoS attack typically uses one computer and one Internet connection to flood a targeted system or resource. The DDoS attack uses multiple computers and Internet connections to flood the targeted resource.

Cristian Florin Dascalu
by Cristian Florin Dascalu , IMG Executive (IT / Software) , Wipro Technologies

DOS is MS Disk Operating System  and Dos  and DDos is Denial of Service or Distributed Denial of Service network attack(DDoS is a type of DOS attack where multiple compromised systems, which are often infected with a Trojan, are used to target a single system causing a Denial of Service (DoS) attack)

Alwin George
by Alwin George , IT Support & Administration , Al Razoukiexchange LLC

Microsoft Disk Operating System  operating system by Microsoft Corporation.

A DDoS Attack is a Distributed Denial of Service Attack,DoS stands for "Denial of Service", The DoS attack typically uses one computer and one Internet connection to flood a targeted system or resource. The DDoS attack uses multiple computers and Internet connections to flood the targeted resource.

 

Hatim Eissa
by Hatim Eissa , Information Security Specialist , Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (Former Capital Market Authority)

DOS: Microsoft's "Disk Operating System"

Dos: "Denial of Service" attack

DDoS: "Distributed Denial of Service" attack

hari prasad
by hari prasad , Information Security officer , EKK Kanoo

Disk Operating System: is a microsoft's  command line operating system. This is used to create files,folders,directories etc in a microsoft machines. 

DDoS: Distributed denial of service is an active attack that uses multiple computers and internet connections to flood the targeted resources. this is a hacker tool.

Rajesh Gangwani
by Rajesh Gangwani , Senior Consultant , Aujas

DOS or MS-DOS, Microsoft Disk Operating System was a very early Text-Based no Gui operating systems. It established the base of operating systems that we use today. Everyone Technical person would love Command Prompt based troubleshooting.

 

DoS- Denial of Service is a type of attack that usually hackers make to exhaust one of the servers maximum connection capacity, which in the end makes the server useless as it is no longer able to take request from legitimate users.

DDoS- Distributed Denial of Service, as the name suggest is a type of attack that is made from multiple endpoints or maybe a part of bigger malware distributed endpoints that make the connections in millions of connection per second to server farms and completely exhausts the bandwidth that those server farms are providing making them useless and affecting large organizations. The DDoS attacks are primarily focused on exhausting the entire bandwidth pipe-line that Data-center or cloud based companies provide to users making them incur the losses in millions.

Anand Jenin
by Anand Jenin , PROJECT MANAGER

DOS-DENIEL OF SERVICE

DDOS-DISTRIBUTED DENIEL OF SERVICE

Muhammad Noman Raza
by Muhammad Noman Raza , Accountant , NLC

1. DOS: Microsoft's "Disk Operating System"

use for operating system before 1995

2. Dos: "Denial of Service" attack

3. DDoS: "Distributed Denial of Service" attack

Attacker software use for hack etc

   

DOS - Microsoft Disk Operating System

Dos - Denial of Service 

DDOS - Distributed Denial of Service

DOS is an operating system and it does not support the multiple users or multitasking and it is insufficient for modern computer applications.Dos attack uses single computer and one internet connection to flood the targeted resource and DDos uses  Multiple computers and internet connections to flood the targeted resource.

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