The CompTIA Network+ exam pattern (N10-009) allows a maximum of 90 questions, mixing multiple-choice and performance-based items, in 90 minutes. You need a scaled score of 720 on a 100-900 scale to pass. The exam is delivered at a Pearson VUE test centre or through Pearson VUE OnVUE online proctoring.
Before you book a seat, it helps to know exactly what the CompTIA Network+ exam pattern looks like: how many questions, how long you get, how the questions are scored, and where you can sit the exam.
This page covers the format for exam code N10-009 (version V9), using only what CompTIA publishes on its official exam page. Where CompTIA has not published a number, that is stated plainly rather than estimated.
Question count and time limit
The exam allows a maximum of 90 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. That works out to roughly a question a minute on average, though performance-based items typically take longer than multiple-choice ones, so the real pacing is uneven across the exam.
Question types
CompTIA uses two question types on Network+:
- Multiple-choice — a single question with a set of answer options, sometimes requiring more than one correct selection.
- Performance-based questions (PBQs) — interactive tasks such as configuring a device, reading a topology diagram, or diagnosing a fault from live command output, rather than picking from a list.
How the exam is scored
Network+ uses a scaled score on a 100-900 range. The passing score is 720. CompTIA does not publish how heavily performance-based questions are weighted relative to multiple-choice ones, so a candidate cannot back-calculate exactly how many raw questions they need correct — the safest approach is to prepare every domain to the same standard rather than trying to game the scoring curve.
Delivery: test centre or online proctored
You can sit the exam in either of two ways:
- In person at a Pearson VUE test centre.
- Online, proctored remotely through Pearson VUE OnVUE.
Both delivery methods use the same question pool, time limit, and passing score; the difference is only in how your identity and testing environment are verified. See the exam-day guide for what to expect from either option, and cost and booking for how to schedule a seat.
Exam languages
CompTIA offers Network+ in English, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish, so confirm the language is available in your target testing window when you book.
What our mock reproduces, and what it does not
Our mock matches the real exam's question count and time limit, and it covers every domain at its official weighting. It is multiple-choice and multiple-response only — it does not include performance-based questions, because CompTIA's interactive PBQ interface cannot be reproduced outside the real exam. Your score in our mock is an estimate: CompTIA weights performance-based questions more heavily than multiple-choice in the real scoring model and does not publish that weighting, so treat the mock's scaled score as a directional signal of your domain strength, not a prediction of your actual scaled result.
Domain weighting behind the questions
Every question on the exam maps to one of five domains, each with its own share of the exam:
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Network troubleshooting | 24% |
| Networking concepts | 23% |
| Network implementation | 20% |
| Network operations | 19% |
| Network security | 14% |
See the full exam objectives for what each domain actually tests. Once you know the pattern and the weighting, check prerequisites to confirm the exam suits your current experience level, or move straight to the study plan to schedule your preparation around these weights.
CompTIA has not announced a retirement date for N10-009 at the time of writing, so treat the current version as the one to prepare for.
Exam facts on this page come from CompTIA’s own pages (official exam page). Prices, versions and policies change — confirm there before you book.