350-701 Security Concepts Practice Question
A security analyst detects a DDoS attack targeting the company's web server. Which three attack types are classified as application layer attacks? (Choose three.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
DNS query flood
Application layer DDoS attacks target specific applications, such as HTTP floods, Slowloris, and DNS query floods.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
DNS query flood
Why this is correct
Correct. DNS query flood targets the DNS application.
- ✓
Slowloris
Why this is correct
Correct. Slowloris keeps connections open to exhaust server resources.
- ✗
DNS amplification
Why it's wrong here
DNS amplification is a volumetric attack using DNS servers.
- ✗
SYN flood
Why it's wrong here
SYN flood is a protocol attack targeting TCP handshake, not application layer.
- ✓
HTTP flood
Why this is correct
Correct. HTTP flood overwhelms the web server with HTTP requests.
Visual reference
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
This 350-701 question is part of Courseiva's 978-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This 350-701 practice question is part of Courseiva's free Cisco certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the 350-701 exam.