Build the network · Domains 1–2
- Networking Concepts 23%: OSI, ports, subnetting, IPv6, and cloud
- Network Implementation 20%: routing, switching, wireless, and physical installations
Networking
CompTIA Network+ Exam Prep (N10-009)
CompTIA Network+ V9 is exam N10-009, launched June 20, 2024. CompTIA lists a maximum of 90 questions, multiple-choice and performance-based, in 90 minutes, and a passing score of 720 on a scale of 100 to 900. The five domains are Networking Concepts (23%), Network Implementation (20%), Network Operations (19%), Network Security (14%), and Network Troubleshooting (24%). CompTIA estimates retirement in 2027 and has published draft objectives for the next version, V10 (N10-010), without a launch date. Passy practice is original, covers N10-009 only, and does not predict a scaled score.
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ExamN10-009
Network+ V9, launched June 20, 2024; retirement estimated for 2027.
QuestionsUp to 90
Multiple-choice and performance-based.
Time90 minutes
One session with no scheduled breaks.
Passing score720
On a scale of 100–900.
What you’ll practice
Cover the shape of Network+.
Scan the official Network+ content areas and keep each study session connected to the wider exam.
Run and secure it · Domains 3–4
- Network Operations 19%: documentation, monitoring, disaster recovery, DHCP, DNS, and time
- Network Security 14%: security concepts, attacks, and defenses
Fix it · Domain 5
- Network Troubleshooting 24%, the heaviest domain
- The seven-step troubleshooting methodology is objective 5.1 on N10-009
Content-area names follow the official CompTIA Network+ N10-009 exam objectives (version 4.0), checked October 18, 2026.
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Practice
Twenty original Network+ scenarios.
Four-option items across all five N10-009 domains. This set contains single-answer questions; practice the hands-on PBQ format separately.Start the free set →Explanations
See why the other fix fails.
Each item explains the symptom, the cause, and why the other choices would not solve it.Read the reasoning →Weak domain
Troubleshooting is 24% of N10-009.
Networking Concepts is 23%, and Network Security is 14%. A smaller domain still needs a plan.Name the weak domain →Next step
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The outline uses your date, daily minutes, and weakest domain. It does not predict a 720.Shape the hours you have →Free Network+ resources
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Start with these Network+ guides
CompTIA Network+ Study Guide: How to Prepare for N10-009
A study order for CompTIA Network+ N10-009 built on what each topic reuses, a by-hand check for every objective, a free lab on your own computer, and the materials that can cost you the certification.
Read the guideCompTIA Network+ N10-009 Exam Objectives: The Five Domains Explained
What each of the five N10-009 domains and 25 objectives covers in plain words, what the weights mean in questions, what changed from N10-008, and why CompTIA's own pages name the domains differently.
Read the guideCompTIA Network+ Subnetting: A Step-by-Step Method With Worked Examples
A block-size method for CompTIA Network+ N10-009 subnetting, worked on four examples: a /22 host range, a /27 network and broadcast, splitting a /24 into six subnets, and summarizing four /24s into one route.
Read the guideCompTIA Network+ Ports and Protocols: The N10-009 List by Job
Every port in the CompTIA Network+ N10-009 objective 1.4 table, grouped by job, with TCP or UDP from the protocol specifications, what Network+ adds to the A+ list, and why the exam and the port registry name 587 differently.
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