DoS and DDoS Attack Methods EHE Practice Questions (Page 8)

Questions 36–40

1. 36foundation · easy

   Which type of DDoS attack is primarily focused on consuming the target's network bandwidth?

   • ASlowloris attack
   • BApplication-layer attack
   • CVolumetric attack
   • DProtocol attack
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2. 37foundation · easy

   What is the primary characteristic of a volumetric DDoS attack?

   • AIt exploits a vulnerability in a specific protocol to crash the target
   • BIt floods the target with a high volume of traffic to saturate bandwidth
   • CIt sends a small number of carefully crafted requests to exhaust application resources
   • DIt uses encryption to hide the attack traffic from detection
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4. 38foundation · easy

   What is the primary target of an application-layer DDoS attack?

   • AThe TCP handshake process
   • BA specific application or service, such as a web server or database
   • CThe DNS infrastructure
   • DThe network bandwidth of the target
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5. 39foundation · easy

   What is a proactive countermeasure to prevent DoS/DDoS attacks?

   • AIgnoring security alerts
   • BDisabling the firewall to allow more traffic
   • CUsing default passwords for all devices
   • DRegularly patching and updating systems to fix vulnerabilities
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6. 40foundation · easy

   How does a SYN flood attack disrupt a target server?

   • ABy sending a flood of SYN packets to fill the server's connection queue
   • BBy sending oversized ICMP packets to crash the server
   • CBy sending many UDP packets to random ports
   • DBy sending incomplete HTTP requests to hold connections open
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