350-701 Security Concepts Practice Question
An organization is experiencing a DDoS attack that floods the network with large volumes of traffic, overwhelming bandwidth. Which three types of DDoS attacks are primarily volumetric? (Choose three.)
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Why each option matters
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UDP flood
Volumetric attacks aim to consume bandwidth. UDP floods, ICMP floods, and DNS amplification are common examples.
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UDP flood
Why this is correct
UDP floods send many UDP packets to random ports.
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DNS amplification
Why this is correct
DNS amplification uses misconfigured DNS servers to amplify traffic.
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HTTP GET flood
Why it's wrong here
HTTP GET flood is an application-layer attack.
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ICMP flood
Why this is correct
ICMP floods send many ping requests.
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SYN flood
Why it's wrong here
SYN flood is a protocol attack, not purely volumetric.
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