CompTIA Security+ SY0-701: Free Practice Questions by Topic
Prepare for the CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 exam with our free study guides. Each guide explains key concepts and includes interactive practice questions with detailed explanations - completely free, no account needed.
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Security+ exam objectives: all five domains, weighted
Every SY0-701 sub-objective with what it actually asks of you, plus why Security Operations at 28% deserves a third of your study time.
What SY0-801 changes, and whether to sit SY0-701 first
What CompTIA has actually published versus what is only reported, the new AI and large language model material, and when SY0-701 is likely to retire.
Security+ exam cost, format and passing score
$439, up to 90 questions in 90 minutes, 750 to pass, PBQs, retake rules and renewal.
How hard is Security+?
Study hours by background, and where candidates lose marks, measured on 1,080 practice answers.
Security+ vs CySA+
Foundation or analyst: SY0-701/801 and CS0-004 side by side, and which to take first.
Available Study Guides
Types of Attacks & Threats
Social engineering, malware, network attacks, application attacks, password attacks. 5 practice questions.
Cryptography & PKI
Symmetric vs asymmetric encryption, hashing, digital certificates, PKI, TLS/SSL, VPN. 5 practice questions.
Ports & Protocols Cheat Sheet
Essential ports, secure vs insecure protocols, TCP vs UDP, memory tips. 5 practice questions.
SY0-701 acronyms, grouped by what they do
The acronyms that carry marks, organised by function with a line on what each one does - and the pairs the exam builds whole questions around.
Log analysis PBQ, walked through
A real log-analysis PBQ solved line by line - the reading order, the attack signatures, and how to tell an attempt from a breach.
Security+ PBQ Practice & Strategy
The PBQ formats, a 5-step strategy to answer them, the topics they test, and 5 free PBQ-style practice questions.
Best Security+ PBQ simulators
Dion's PBQ pack vs CertMaster Labs vs TotalSims vs Crucial Exams vs Boson vs FigigExams: format, grading, timing and 2026 prices.
Dion PBQ Practice Pack Alternative
Dion's $29.99 packs drill PBQs in sets of five. What that misses, and PBQs inside full timed exams instead.
Interactive Security+ PBQs, inside the practice exams
Reading about a PBQ is not the same as working one against the clock. The FigigExams Security+ practice exams include 17 interactive performance-based questions, spread through the timed paper like the real thing. Every required outcome is graded on its own, with partial credit and the reason you met it or missed it. The free exam includes 2 of them.
Firewall policy repair
Fix an ordered rule set so the right traffic passes and nothing else does, then test a connection against your own policy.
Log and evidence triage
Select the events that form the attack chain, leave out the routine noise, and record what to block.
Sort the controls
Place each control by how it is implemented: technical, managerial, operational or physical.
Run the incident response
Put the response team's actions in the order the incident response process runs them.
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Comparing practice exams?
Boson ExSim Security+ Alternative
Honest side-by-side: Boson ExSim vs FigigExams. Take a free full SY0-701 practice exam with PBQs and a personal Exam Coach, then $39 once for all four exams instead of ~$99 a year.
CompTIA CertMaster Security+ Alternative
CertMaster Learn is ~$300+. Get a free full SY0-701 practice exam with PBQs and a personal Exam Coach, then $39 once for all four exams - plus where CertMaster is still the better buy.
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