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SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals Practice Tests

The SC-900 certification covers the foundations of security, compliance, and identity across Microsoft's cloud services — how Zero Trust and defense in depth work, what Microsoft Entra does for identity and access, and how tools like Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, and Purview protect workloads and data. No prior security experience is required, making it a natural first step for both technical and business audiences.

Passing SC-900 earns the Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals credential, which never expires. QuizPlay's free practice tests let you check your grasp of each exam domain with realistic, scenario-driven questions.

SC-900 Exam Details

The SC-900 is a proctored Microsoft certification exam at the Fundamentals (beginner) level. Microsoft periodically refreshes the exam content — an English-language update is scheduled for July 28, 2026 — so always confirm the latest details on the official exam page before scheduling.

  • Level Fundamentals (Beginner)
  • Exam duration 45 minutes
  • Number of questions Typically 40–60
  • Passing score 700 (1,000-point scale)
  • Delivery Online proctored or test centre
  • Renewal Not required — never expires

Skills measured (as of July 28, 2026)

  • Describe the concepts of security, compliance, and identity (10–15%)
  • Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra (25–30%)
  • Describe the capabilities of Microsoft security solutions (35–40%)
  • Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions (20–25%)

Question formats

Microsoft uses a mix of question formats, including multiple choice, case studies, drag-and-drop, build list, and hot area (hotspot). Microsoft does not publish the exact count or mix ahead of time.

Source: Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals and Exam duration and exam experience.

Available Practice Tests

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  • SC-900: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals — Question Set 1

    36 questions · Includes case studies, multiple choice, matching, and ordering questions across all four exam domains.

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SC-900 Exam Preparation Tips

  • Understand the security models before the products. Questions on Zero Trust, defense in depth, and the shared responsibility model expect you to reason about principles — knowing why conditional access exists matters more than reciting every Defender SKU.
  • Work through the official study guide. The SC-900 study guide maps every skill measured — use it to make sure you can distinguish Entra ID, Defender, Sentinel, and Purview capabilities from one another.
  • Take Microsoft's free Practice Assessment. Microsoft Learn offers an official, no-cost SC-900 Practice Assessment — run it after your first study pass to find weak domains, then again before booking the real exam.
  • Rehearse against the clock. With only 45 minutes, there is little room to dwell on the compliance-tooling questions. Time your practice sessions so that a steady pace, plus a short review buffer, becomes habit.