This guide is to help students pass the Security+ exam the first time round. More resources, such as flashcards, virtual machines, and PowerPoint slides are available at www.securityplus.training.
The CompTIA Security+ 501 exam is a very tricky exam and the only way to pass it is by having a solid knowledge base and good analytical thinking.
The exam consists of 83 questions, lasts for 90 minutes, and the pass mark is 750/900, which equates to 83.33%. I think you can get maybe 12-13 questions wrong, but nobody knows how the exam is scored as scores in the 750s are even, yet scores of 760, 770, and 780 seem to be odd and don't increase in the same increments.
The exam starts with simulations that are graphics, where you will drag and drop the answers, usually with four or five different sections. I believe that you get partial points...
