Practice Exam 1. CompTIA Security+ SY0-301

The 100 multiple-choice questions provided here help you to determine how prepared you are for the actual exam and which topics you need to review further. Write down your answers on a separate sheet of paper so that you can take this exam again if necessary. Compare your answers against the answer key that follows this exam. Following the answer key are detailed explanations for each question.

1. What are the three main goals of information security? (Select the three best answers.)

A. Auditing

B. Integrity

C. Nonrepudiation

D. Confidentiality

E. Risk assessment

F. Availability

2. Which of the following describes an application that accepts more input than it was originally expecting?

A. Buffer overflow ...

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