Describe DDoS Attack Behavior and Impacts NSE6-FORTIDDOS-ADMINISTRATOR Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   How does a traffic burst pattern differ from a sustained high-volume flow in the context of DDoS attacks?

   • ABursts are caused by legitimate users, while sustained flows are attacks
   • BBursts are short and intense, while sustained flows are continuous
   • CBursts are low-volume, while sustained flows are high-volume
   • DBursts are continuous, while sustained flows are intermittent
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2. 2foundation · easy

   A DDoS attack causes a web service to respond slowly and drop some requests, but the service remains accessible. What is this scenario an example of?

   • APartial service degradation
   • BNormal operation
   • CComplete service outage
   • DA false positive
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4. 3foundation · easy

   What distinguishes a DDoS traffic spike from a normal fluctuation in network traffic?

   • AThe spike is caused by a single user
   • BThe spike is sudden and significantly exceeds the normal baseline
   • CThe spike is gradual and sustained
   • DThe spike occurs at a predictable time of day
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5. 4foundation · easy

   Which DDoS attack exploits the TCP three-way handshake by sending many connection requests without completing the handshake, exhausting the server's connection queue?

   • ASYN flood
   • BPing of Death
   • CUDP flood
   • DHTTP GET flood
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6. 5foundation · easy

   A slowloris attack works by opening many connections to a web server and sending partial HTTP requests. What is the primary resource this attack exhausts?

   • AThe DNS resolution cache
   • BThe server's disk storage space
   • CThe network bandwidth of the link
   • DThe server's available connection slots
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