Exam format
SC-200What the Security Operations Analyst exam looks like
SC-200 has 40 to 60 questions in 100 minutes, multiple choice, drag-and-drop, hot area, and case studies. Every figure on this page is read from the official exam page and linked to it.
How many questions, and how long
Microsoft Azure states 40 to 60 questions for SC-200, with a time limit of 100 minutes. That is about 2.5 minutes a question, including the time it takes to read the stem and the options.
Microsoft Azure publishes a range rather than a fixed count, so the pace above assumes the low end of it. At the top of the range you have less time a question.
What the questions look like
Multiple choice and multiple response, plus drag-and-drop ordering, hot area items where you click a region of a screenshot, and case studies that hold one scenario across several linked questions.
What passes
The passing score for SC-200 is 700 on a scale of 0 to 1000.
If you do not pass
A retake costs another $165.
How long it stays valid
Security Operations Analyst is valid for 1 years from the day you pass. Free online renewal assessment on Microsoft Learn each year. Role-based certifications last one year and renew free through an online assessment on Microsoft Learn. The only cost is the hour it takes.
What this means for practice
Our Security Operations Analyst practice exams are assembled to the published domain weightings and sat against a 100-minute clock, in exam conditions or in study mode. Every answer shows the official page it was checked against.
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- Security Operations Analyst practice questions
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- What Security Operations Analyst costs
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- Security Operations Analyst guide
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