CompTIA Server+ Practice Test

The CompTIA Server+ Practice Test is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for the CompTIA Server+ exam (SK0-005) — server hardware installation and management, server administration, security and disaster recovery, and troubleshooting — written to the CompTIA Server+ SK0-005 exam objectives and NIST guidance on contingency planning for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable CompTIA Server+ Readiness certificate (SOA-CSX). Every question is based on published standards and research — including CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005) certification and exam objectives (CompTIA), SP 800-34 Rev. 1: Contingency Planning Guide (NIST) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free CompTIA Server+ Practice Test built on the current CompTIA exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers server hardware installation and management, server administration, security and disaster recovery and troubleshooting, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a CompTIA Server+ Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005) certification and exam objectives (CompTIA); SP 800-34 Rev. 1: Contingency Planning Guide (NIST). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Server Hardware Installation and Management (Racks and power, Storage and RAID and Components); Server Administration (Operating systems and virtualisation, Remote management and Services and licensing); Security and Disaster Recovery (Hardening and access, Backups and Recovery planning); Troubleshooting (Methodology, Hardware and storage faults and Network and OS issues). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Server or systems administrator, Data centre technician, IT support engineer moving to infrastructure, Storage or virtualisation technician and Network operations specialist. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show CompTIA Server+ knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

The SK0-005 exam has a maximum of 90 multiple-choice and performance-based questions in 90 minutes, with a passing score of 750 on a 100–900 scale. Its four domains are server hardware installation and management, server administration, security and disaster recovery, and troubleshooting, which carries the most weight.

Server+ (SK0-005) remains CompTIA's vendor-neutral server credential for on-premises, data centre and hybrid environments. It suits systems administrators and data centre technicians, and it does not expire, unlike CompTIA's continuing-education credentials such as Security+.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available CompTIA Server+ content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.