The application of computing and network resources to try every possible combination of options of a password is called a dictionary attack.

This statement is false, this application is known as Brute Force Attack.

Explanation:

A Brute Force Attack is a term in cryptography in which an individual launches  a huge amount of passwords in the hopes that one of them is the correct one.

It tries every possible combination, as the example states until one of them turns out to be the right one.

A Dictionary Attack, on the other hand, consists of entering every word in a dictionary as a password, hoping it is the right one.

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