GAQM CCCP-001 Exam - Topic 7 Question 118 Discussion

Actual exam question for GAQM's CCCP-001 exam

Question #: 118
Topic #: 7

In a denial of service attack, the attacker can cause increased loads on a physical server by overloading it with communication requests. Alternatively, the attacker can engage the physical server in tasks that result in excessive memory usage.

ATrue

BFalse

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by Pearlene at Apr 01, 2026, 10:34 AM

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Osvaldo

1 month ago

I’m not so sure. Could it be B) False? Maybe it’s too simplistic.

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Rolf

2 months ago

Agreed, A) True. Overloading servers is a classic tactic.

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Lynda

2 months ago

I think it's A) True. It matches the definition of a DoS attack.

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Mari

2 months ago

Wait, excessive memory usage? That seems a bit off.

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Rana

2 months ago

Totally agree, it's all about overwhelming resources.

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Lashawn

2 months ago

Sounds right, but can it really overload memory like that?

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Cristen

4 months ago

I thought it was just about flooding the server.

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Nada

4 months ago

That's definitely true!

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Olene

5 months ago

I believe it's true since both methods can lead to server crashes, but I need to double-check my notes on this.

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Skye

5 months ago

This sounds familiar, but I feel like there might be some nuances. I hope I remember the details correctly.

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Reena

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember a practice question that mentioned memory overload as a tactic in DoS attacks.

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Shalon

5 months ago

I think this is true because I've seen examples where servers get overwhelmed by too many requests.

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