GH-500 Practice Online

Question 1

How can an organization benefit from enabling GitHub Advanced Security?

A : By enhancing project tracking

B : By improving code deployment speed

C : By automating team management

D : By strengthening its security posture

Answer: D

Question 2

When configuring secret scanning, what should be considered?

A : The main programming language used

B : The number of branches in the repository

C : Types of secrets to be scanned for

D : The frequency of code updates

Answer: C

Question 3

Which of the following are steps in running a CodeQL query?

A : Compiling the code

B : Creating a CodeQL database

C : Executing the query

D : Reviewing query results

E : Pushing code to the repository

F :

Merging pull requestsRunning a CodeQL query involves creating a CodeQL database, executing the query, and then reviewing the query results.

Answer: B,C,D

Question 4

Which CodeQL query suite provides queries of lower severity than the default query suite?

A : github/codeql-go/ql/src@main

B : github/codeql/cpp/ql/src@main

C : security-extended

Answer: C

Question 5

What type of security issues can CodeQL identify?

A : Syntax errors

B : SQL injection

C : Cross-site scripting

D : Memory leaks

E : Buffer overflows

F : Data race conditions

Answer: B,C,E

Name:	GitHub Advanced Security
Exam Code:	GH-500
Certification:	GitHub Certified Administrator
Vendor:	Microsoft
Total Questions:	300
Last Updated:	Sep 02, 2026