Sc 200 Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Practice Test - Set 1
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SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst - Exam Information
Exam Information
Exam Code
Sc 200 Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
Exam Title
SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
Vendor
Microsoft
Difficulty
Intermediate
Duration
120 Minutes
Question Format
Multiple Choice
Last Updated
February 25, 2025
The SC-200 exam assesses skills in mitigating cyber threats using Microsoft security solutions.
1. Which Microsoft security tool is used to detect and respond to threats in an organization's network?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
2. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Sentinel?
To provide SIEM and SOAR capabilities
To manage Azure subscriptions
To create virtual machines
To host web applications
✅ Correct Answer: To provide SIEM and SOAR capabilities
3. Which Microsoft security tool is used to protect email and collaboration tools?
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Office 365
4. Which Microsoft security tool is used to secure cloud applications?
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
5. Which Microsoft security tool is used to protect identities?
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
6. Which Microsoft security tool is used to detect and respond to threats in Azure resources?
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
7. Which Microsoft security tool is used to protect endpoints?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
8. Which Microsoft security tool is used to monitor and analyze security events?
Microsoft Sentinel
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Sentinel
9. Which Microsoft security tool is used to protect against phishing attacks?
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Office 365
10. Which Microsoft security tool is used to secure hybrid cloud environments?
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
11. Which Microsoft security tool is used to detect and respond to advanced threats?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
12. Which Microsoft security tool is used to protect against malware?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
13. Which Microsoft security tool is used to secure cloud workloads?
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
14. Which Microsoft security tool is used to protect against ransomware?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
15. Which Microsoft security tool is used to monitor and respond to security incidents?
Microsoft Sentinel
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Sentinel
16. Which Microsoft security tool is used to protect against zero-day exploits?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
17. Which Microsoft security tool is used to secure cloud-based email?
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Office 365
18. Which Microsoft security tool is used to protect against data exfiltration?
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
19. Which Microsoft security tool is used to protect against identity-based attacks?
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
20. Which Microsoft security tool is used to protect against insider threats?
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Azure DevOps
Power BI
Microsoft Teams
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
21. Which Microsoft security tool provides extended detection and response (XDR) capabilities?
Microsoft Defender XDR
Azure Sentinel
Azure Security Center
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender XDR
22. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender for Identity?
To detect and investigate identity-based threats
To protect email from phishing
To secure cloud applications
To monitor network traffic
✅ Correct Answer: To detect and investigate identity-based threats
23. Which Microsoft security tool provides cloud workload protection?
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Identity
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
24. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?
To discover and secure cloud applications
To protect endpoints from malware
To secure email communications
To monitor identity threats
✅ Correct Answer: To discover and secure cloud applications
25. Which Microsoft security tool provides threat and vulnerability management?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
26. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Sentinel's UEBA capabilities?
To detect anomalous user behavior
To block malware attacks
To secure cloud applications
To protect email from phishing
✅ Correct Answer: To detect anomalous user behavior
27. Which Microsoft security tool provides automated investigation and response (AIR)?
Microsoft Defender XDR
Azure Security Center
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Microsoft Defender for Identity
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender XDR
28. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender for Office 365's Safe Links feature?
To protect against malicious URLs in emails
To detect identity threats
To secure cloud applications
To monitor network traffic
✅ Correct Answer: To protect against malicious URLs in emails
29. Which Microsoft security tool provides attack surface reduction rules?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
30. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud's Secure Score?
To measure security posture and provide recommendations
To detect malware attacks
To secure email communications
To monitor identity threats
✅ Correct Answer: To measure security posture and provide recommendations
31. Which Microsoft security tool provides insider risk management capabilities?
Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal
32. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Sentinel's SOAR capabilities?
To automate security response workflows
To detect malware attacks
To secure cloud applications
To protect email from phishing
✅ Correct Answer: To automate security response workflows
33. Which Microsoft security tool provides device control capabilities?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
34. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender for Office 365's Safe Attachments feature?
To protect against malicious email attachments
To detect identity threats
To secure cloud applications
To monitor network traffic
✅ Correct Answer: To protect against malicious email attachments
35. Which Microsoft security tool provides network protection capabilities?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
36. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Sentinel's threat intelligence capabilities?
To enrich alerts with contextual information
To block malware attacks
To secure cloud applications
To protect email from phishing
✅ Correct Answer: To enrich alerts with contextual information
37. Which Microsoft security tool provides application control capabilities?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
38. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud's Just-in-Time VM access?
To reduce attack surface by limiting VM access
To detect malware attacks
To secure email communications
To monitor identity threats
✅ Correct Answer: To reduce attack surface by limiting VM access
39. Which Microsoft security tool provides adaptive protection capabilities?
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Office 365
40. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Sentinel's hunting capabilities?
To proactively search for threats
To block malware attacks
To secure cloud applications
To protect email from phishing
✅ Correct Answer: To proactively search for threats
41. Which Microsoft security tool provides endpoint detection and response (EDR)?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
42. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud's File Integrity Monitoring?
To detect changes to critical system files
To detect malware attacks
To secure email communications
To monitor identity threats
✅ Correct Answer: To detect changes to critical system files
43. Which Microsoft security tool provides privileged identity management?
Azure Active Directory
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Azure Active Directory
44. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender for Office 365's Anti-phishing policies?
To protect against impersonation attacks
To detect identity threats
To secure cloud applications
To monitor network traffic
✅ Correct Answer: To protect against impersonation attacks
45. Which Microsoft security tool provides container security?
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Identity
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
46. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Sentinel's Notebooks feature?
To conduct interactive investigations
To block malware attacks
To secure cloud applications
To protect email from phishing
✅ Correct Answer: To conduct interactive investigations
47. Which Microsoft security tool provides data loss prevention (DLP) for endpoints?
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Purview
48. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud's Adaptive Application Controls?
To allow-list applications on VMs
To detect malware attacks
To secure email communications
To monitor identity threats
✅ Correct Answer: To allow-list applications on VMs
49. Which Microsoft security tool provides email encryption capabilities?
Microsoft Purview Message Encryption
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Purview Message Encryption
50. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Sentinel's Fusion detection?
To correlate multiple low-fidelity alerts into high-fidelity incidents
To block malware attacks
To secure cloud applications
To protect email from phishing
✅ Correct Answer: To correlate multiple low-fidelity alerts into high-fidelity incidents
51. Which Microsoft security tool provides network device discovery?
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Identity
52. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud's Adaptive Network Hardening?
To recommend NSG rules based on traffic patterns
To detect malware attacks
To secure email communications
To monitor identity threats
✅ Correct Answer: To recommend NSG rules based on traffic patterns
53. Which Microsoft security tool provides sandboxing for email attachments?
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Office 365
54. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Sentinel's Watchlists feature?
To import external data for correlation
To block malware attacks
To secure cloud applications
To protect email from phishing
✅ Correct Answer: To import external data for correlation
55. Which Microsoft security tool provides security baselines for Windows devices?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
56. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud's Regulatory Compliance dashboard?
To assess compliance with industry standards
To detect malware attacks
To secure email communications
To monitor identity threats
✅ Correct Answer: To assess compliance with industry standards
57. Which Microsoft security tool provides session recording for privileged access?
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Identity
58. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Sentinel's Entity Behavior Analytics?
To detect anomalous activities by users and devices
To block malware attacks
To secure cloud applications
To protect email from phishing
✅ Correct Answer: To detect anomalous activities by users and devices
59. Which Microsoft security tool provides security recommendations for Azure resources?
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Identity
✅ Correct Answer: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
60. What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Defender for Office 365's Threat Explorer?
To investigate email threats
To detect identity threats
To secure cloud applications
To monitor network traffic
✅ Correct Answer: To investigate email threats
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