N10-009
CompTIA Network+ (N10-009)
CompTIA Network+ covers how networks are designed and run: addressing and routing, switching and wireless, monitoring, security, and diagnosing faults. Troubleshooting carries the most weight.
Exam format
- Exam code
- N10-009 (V9)
- Questions
- Up to 90
- Time
- 90 minutes
- Question types
- Multiple choice and performance-based
- Passing score
- 720 on a scale of 100–900
- Launched
- June 20, 2024
- Recommended experience
- CompTIA A+ certification and 9 to 12 months of hands-on experience in a junior network administrator or network support role
- Expected retirement
- CompTIA estimates 2027
Official details
CompTIA's site has the current price, testing options, and the official exam objectives. The figures on this page were checked against CompTIA's exam page on October 29, 2026.
Domain weights
CompTIA publishes how much of the exam each domain makes up. CertLighthouse mock exams sample questions to these weights, and your study plan uses them to decide where your time goes.
| Domain | Share of the exam |
|---|---|
| Networking concepts | 23% |
| Network implementation | 20% |
| Network operations | 19% |
| Network security | 14% |
| Network troubleshooting | 24% |
How CertLighthouse covers CompTIA Network+
- Practice questions mapped to every N10-009 objective, with scenario stems for troubleshooting and implementation.
- Firewall rule, switchport VLAN, and wireless settings simulations.
- A scripted command line for ping, traceroute, nslookup, and similar tools, with output computed from each scenario.
- Unlimited subnetting, IPv6 notation, and port practice, plus OSI-layer matching exercises.
Each question maps to one objective and shows that objective's ID with our own short description. The objectives document itself belongs to CompTIA, so we link to it rather than copy it.
Simulation types for this exam include configuration form, command line, drag and match exercises. How the PBQ lab works
Mock exams run up to 90 questions in 90 minutes with flag and review. About mock exams
Questions about this exam
- How many questions are on the N10-009 exam?
- CompTIA lists a maximum of 90 questions, to be answered in 90 minutes. Question types are multiple choice and performance-based.
- What is the passing score for CompTIA Network+?
- 720 on CompTIA's scale of 100 to 900. The scale isn't a percentage, so CertLighthouse never converts your practice results into a predicted score.
- Are CertLighthouse questions real N10-009 exam questions?
- No. Every question is written from the published objectives and public primary sources such as RFCs and vendor documentation. CertLighthouse never uses or asks for live exam content.
- Is CertLighthouse affiliated with CompTIA?
- No. CertLighthouse is independent and isn't affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by CompTIA. For official information, use CompTIA's exam page.
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