SC-200 Practice Test (Security Operations Analyst)

The SC-200 Practice Test (Security Operations Analyst) is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for Microsoft Exam SC-200 (Security Operations Analyst Associate) — managing a security operations environment, configuring protections and detections, managing incident response, and threat hunting with KQL — written to the SC-200 study guide and Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR documentation for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable SC-200 Exam Readiness certificate (SOA-S2). Every question is based on published standards and research — including What is Microsoft Sentinel? (Microsoft Learn), Microsoft Defender XDR documentation (Microsoft Learn), Kusto Query Language (KQL) overview (Microsoft Learn) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free SC-200 Practice Test built on the current Microsoft exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, and KQL hunting, 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 SC-200 Exam 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: What is Microsoft Sentinel? (Microsoft Learn); Microsoft Defender XDR documentation (Microsoft Learn); Kusto Query Language (KQL) overview (Microsoft Learn); Microsoft Defender for Cloud documentation (Microsoft Learn); MITRE ATT&CK (MITRE); Microsoft Entra ID documentation (Microsoft Learn). 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: Security Operations Environment (Sentinel workspace, Data connectors and Defender XDR settings); Protections and Detections (Analytics rules, Threat intelligence and Custom detections); Incident Response (Triage, Investigation and Remediation and automation); Threat Hunting with KQL (KQL basics, Advanced hunting and Notebooks and search). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

SOC analyst, Security operations engineer, Incident responder, Threat hunter and Microsoft security administrator. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show SC-200 knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Mitigating threats with Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel: configuring the environment, building detections, responding to incidents and hunting threats with KQL.

Yes. Associate certifications like SC-200 are valid for one year and can be renewed free of charge with an online assessment on Microsoft Learn.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available SC-200 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.