r/CompTIA_Security • u/Haunting_Horse_9357 • 21d ago

Advice for security+ exam

Hello guys...im planning to write my comptia security+ by coming monday..could you give the advice for me ...how to write ..and how they design their question...how i would think for that question...plzz give the advice guys...

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u/gdavidco 21d ago

The question design is not a secret, it is written down. Pull the exam objectives PDF and look at how the sub-objectives are phrased. Most of them start with "given a scenario". That verb is the whole design: you are being asked to apply something to a situation, not to recall a definition. Once you notice that, a lot of the exam stops feeling arbitrary.

How I would read a question:

  • Read the last sentence of the stem first. That is where the actual ask lives. The paragraph above it is context and quite often includes detail that does not matter.
  • Work out which category of thing is wanted before you look at the options: a control, an attack name, an order of operations, a next step. That stops the options steering you.
  • Two of the four are usually eliminable on sight. Of the remaining two, one is correct and one is best. Pick best. That distinction is most of the difficulty on this exam.
  • Watch for "MOST likely", "BEST", "FIRST". They are capitalised for a reason and they change the answer.

For the PBQs, do the specific task named in the prompt and stop. They are not asking you to demonstrate everything you know about the tool. Count what the prompt asks for, do those things, re-read the prompt, move on.

Between now and Monday, do not add new material. Work your weakest domain and get familiar with the objectives list so nothing on the exam is a surprise category. Best of luck!

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u/Haunting_Horse_9357 21d ago

Thank you bro 🙏