Question

Which of the following comes under the advantage of dictionary attack?

(a) Time-consuming

(b) Moderate efficient

(c) Very fast

(d) Complex to carry-out

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Answer 1

The correct answer is (c) Very fast

The best I can explain: A dictionary attack is a process of breaking a password protected system or server by simply & automatically entering every word in a dictionary as a password. It is very fast, time-saving and easy to perform.