CompTIA Network+
- Questions
- 90
- Minutes
- 90
- PBQs
- 4
- To pass
- 720
| Domain | Weight | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 Networking Concepts | 23% | 21 |
| 2.0 Network Implementation | 20% | 18 |
| 3.0 Network Operations | 19% | 17 |
| 4.0 Network Security | 14% | 12 |
| 5.0 Network Troubleshooting | 24% | 22 |
Free with an account
Free Network+ practice exam
One full-length practice exam comes free with a NetPlus Mastery account: 90 questions in 90 minutes, with four performance-based questions at the start and the rest spread across the five domains as CompTIA weights them. After completing it, you receive a score on the 100 to 900 scale and a breakdown by domain.
The free exam is a single fixed paper with the same 90 questions for every free account. You get one graded try at it. A plan generates a new exam each time and opens the answer review.
What's on the paper
The paper was drawn the way a paid sitting is and then fixed, so the number of questions from each domain follows CompTIA's specified weights. Even though Domain 1 is the only one you can study for free, the exam still covers all five domains.
How the sitting runs
- You have a 90-minute countdown that automatically submits your exam once time runs out. Any questions left blank are marked wrong.
- The four performance-based questions come first, then multiple choice with the domains mixed together.
- Flag any question you want to return to and navigate through the exam using Previous and Next.
- Pause the test if you need a break and finish later. Cancel it before you submit and it won't be scored, so you can restart.
- No feedback until you're done. The exam ends with a review that lists every question and highlights the ones you left incomplete or flagged.
What you get back
- A pass or no pass against the 720 pass mark.
- A score on CompTIA's 100 to 900 scale. It's an estimate, as CompTIA doesn't publish how it converts answers into that number.
- Your percentage correct in each domain, next to how much that domain weighs on the exam.
- Your weakest objectives in order, each with a link to its lesson.
- Answers and explanations for every question once you have a plan, this sitting included.
The free exam or a plan
| Feature | Free account | 90-Day Pass or Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Full timed exam | One graded sitting | A new one every sitting |
| Questions | The same fixed paper for every free account | Drawn fresh each time, favoring questions you haven't seen |
| Score and domain breakdown | Yes | Yes |
| Answers and explanations | With a plan | Every sitting |
| Lessons and quizzes | Domain 1, Networking Concepts | All 5 domains |
Both plans are one payment, with nothing to renew. Compare the plans.
When to sit it
There is one graded sitting, so choose your moment. Sit it early for a baseline: the domain breakdown shows what you already know and where the gaps are, across all five domains. Sit it late if you've studied elsewhere and want one check before you book the real exam. On a plan the choice disappears, since every sitting is a new test.
Free practice with no account
- Practice testOriginal questions across all five domains, weighted like the exam, each with the answer explained.
- PBQ practiceTwo real performance-based questions from Domain 1 to try.
- Subnetting practiceThe block size method with worked problems, and a drill that never runs out.
- Ports and protocolsEvery port on the objective 1.4 list, with a quiz that asks both ways.
Questions about the free practice exam
Is the Network+ practice exam really free?
Yes. One graded sitting of the full practice exam comes with a free account, and you don't need a card. It's one fixed paper, the same 90 questions for every free account.How many questions are on the Network+ practice exam?
90 in 90 minutes, the most the real N10-009 exam can have. The paper opens with four performance-based questions, and the rest follow CompTIA's weights for the five domains.Does the free exam cover all five domains?
Yes. Only Domain 1 is free to study, but the practice exam draws from all five by their weight on the real exam, so your score covers the whole exam and not just the part you can study for free.Is the practice exam score the same as a real exam score?
Not exactly. You get a score on CompTIA's 100 to 900 scale, where 720 passes. CompTIA doesn't publish how it turns answers into that number, so no practice test can match it exactly.Can I take the free practice exam more than once?
One sitting gets graded. If you stop before you submit, it starts again on the same paper, and a second account gets that same paper too. With a 90-Day Pass or Lifetime, every sitting is a new exam, favoring questions you haven't seen before.Do I see the answers afterwards?
You'll see your score and whether it passes, plus how you did in each domain and objective. A 90-Day Pass or Lifetime unlocks the answers and explanations, including the free sitting.Are these real Network+ exam questions?
No. They're original questions based on the N10-009 objectives. CompTIA keeps its real questions secret, and using leaked ones breaks its exam rules.
Sit your free Network+ practice exam
There are 90 questions across all five domains, scored like the real exam, on one fixed paper with one graded sitting.
Keep studying: the free practice test, subnetting practice, the ports list, PBQ practice, and the full course.