The sc 200 exam pattern gives you 100 minutes for Exam SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst, with a passing score of 700 or higher out of a scaled range. Microsoft does not publish the exact number of questions or the question-type breakdown for this exam. Content is drawn from three domains: managing a security operations environment, responding to security incidents, and performing threat hunting.
Exam SC-200 is delivered through Pearson VUE. This page covers everything Microsoft states about the sc-200 exam pattern: timing, scoring, delivery, and language options, plus what our mock reproduces and what it does not.
How long is the SC-200 exam?
The exam runs 100 minutes. Microsoft does not publish a separate breakdown of how that time splits across sections, and it does not publish the total number of questions on the exam.
What is the sc 200 passing score?
You need a score of 700 or higher to pass, per Microsoft's published scoring page. Microsoft scores exams on a scaled range rather than a simple percent-correct count, and it does not publish how many raw questions you can miss and still reach 700.
Question types and delivery
Microsoft's exam page does not publish the specific question-type breakdown for SC-200 (for example, how many items are multiple-choice versus multiple-response versus case-study). Microsoft does state that the exam "may have interactive components," meaning tasks performed against a live or simulated environment rather than answered as a conventional question. The exam is scheduled and delivered through Pearson VUE; Microsoft's page does not clearly distinguish, on that page, whether you are booking a physical test centre seat or an online-proctored session, so confirm the delivery mode at booking.
SC-200 exam duration and domain weighting
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Manage a security operations environment | 42% |
| Respond to security incidents | 36% |
| Perform threat hunting | 22% |
See the full exam objectives page for every statement under each domain, and the study plan for how to weight your preparation to match.
Languages
Microsoft offers Exam SC-200 in English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Traditional), and Italian.
What our SC-200 mock reproduces
Our mock is multiple-choice and multiple-response only; it does not include the interactive, perform-a-task-in-the-product components Microsoft describes as possible on the real exam. It covers every domain at its published weighting across 50 questions in 100 minutes, scored against the number of questions we set, not Microsoft's undisclosed scaled formula. Because the real exam's question count is not published, our 50-item length is our own choice, built to match the real exam's timing rather than a specific count Microsoft has stated.
How the sc-200 passing score and domain weights fit together
Microsoft scores you against the whole exam rather than requiring you to clear a minimum in each domain separately, so a strong result in one heavily weighted domain can offset a weaker one elsewhere. That said, because managing a security operations environment and responding to security incidents together account for most of the weighting, most candidates get closer to 700 by being reliably strong across those two areas rather than by excelling narrowly in threat hunting alone. Use the domain weighting table above as a planning input, not as a guarantee of how any single question will be scored.
Retakes and the sc 200 exam pattern
If you do not pass on your first attempt, Microsoft's retake policy allows you to book again 24 hours after the first attempt. For subsequent attempts, the required waiting period changes; check Microsoft's current retake policy page before scheduling again. The exam pattern itself, including timing, domains, and passing score, does not change between attempts.
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