Hackers would use a botnet to perform a _________.

A) DDoS
B) a logic bomb
C) a Trojan horse
D) virus

Botnet

A network of computers that have been compromised by, and under control of, a hacker, who is called the botmaster.

DDoS

Distributed Denial of Service, a cyber-attack where multiple compromised systems attack a single target, causing denial of service for users of the targeted system.