A comprehensive digital garden for the CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 exam, built with Quartz 4 and published as an interconnected knowledge base.
Live site: https://htlin222.github.io/CompTIA-security-plus-notes
| Content Layer | Count | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Topics | 83 | Core topic pages covering all 5 exam domains |
| Concepts | 563 | Granular concept definitions with wikilinks |
| Case Studies | 83 | Real-world scenario analyses |
| Practice Questions | 332 | Exam-style MCQs with click-to-reveal answers |
| ELI5 Explanations | 646 | Beginner-friendly "Explain Like I'm 5" callouts |
| Domain | Topics | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 General Security Concepts | 14 | 12% |
| 2.0 Threats, Vulnerabilities & Mitigations | 15 | 22% |
| 3.0 Security Architecture | 20 | 18% |
| 4.0 Security Operations | 20 | 28% |
| 5.0 Security Program Management & Oversight | 14 | 20% |
- Interconnected notes — 3,000+ wikilinks between topics, concepts, and cases
- Graph view — visual exploration of relationships between security concepts
- Q-Bank — 332 scenario-based multiple-choice questions with collapsed answers and full explanations
- ELI5 callouts — beginner-friendly analogies on every topic and concept page
- Full-text search — find any concept instantly
- Responsive — works on desktop and mobile
git clone https://github.com/htlin222/CompTIA-security-plus-notes.git
cd CompTIA-security-plus-notes
npm ci
npx quartz build --serveOpen http://localhost:8080 to view locally.
content/
domain-1-general-security/ # 14 topics + concepts/ + cases/
domain-2-threats-vulnerabilities/ # 15 topics + concepts/ + cases/
domain-3-security-architecture/ # 20 topics + concepts/ + cases/
domain-4-security-operations/ # 20 topics + concepts/ + cases/
domain-5-program-management/ # 14 topics + concepts/ + cases/
glossary.md
quartz/
styles/custom.scss # Domain colors, ELI5/Q-Bank callout styles
Content is provided for educational purposes. The Quartz framework is MIT licensed.
If you find these notes useful, please cite:
@misc{lin2026securityplus,
author = {Lin, Hsieh-Ting},
title = {CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Study Notes Digital Garden},
year = {2026},
publisher = {GitHub Pages},
url = {https://htlin222.github.io/CompTIA-security-plus-notes}
}