A slashdot effect occurs for a website when which of these happens?

Answer

It occurs when a popular website links to a smaller website resulting into increased traffic

Explanation

A Slashdot is a sudden temporary surge in traffic to a website caused by a post from a high traffic web site. It can bring a site down and make it temporary unavailable especially if the small site is not set to handle high level traffic leading to crash. This effect is also called the Reddit Hug of Death.

Answer: E. : The website becomes overloaded or unavailable due to a temporary spike in traffic

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