Re: CISSP Examination Practices ?

[zenmasterbob123 () gmail com]

You said (at some earlier point in the conversation):

Dear All:
I am really afraid from the CISSP Exam!
I already booked for the exam and 1 month is only remaining...
I studied well - took the official course - have a good experience in the
security field but still not feeling comfortable...

I need an advice for the best way, best guides, best websites to save my
time and have a good exam samples and questions...

Can you help?

Thanks.

So I replied thusly:

Please allow me to give you a few friendly tips.

1) As you are studying, see if you can identify specific points in your career in which that area of knowledge was an 
important part of your job.  If you can relate a section of the CBK to your experience, then when a question comes up 
you can ask yourself, "What would I have done back then?"

2) On test day, go through the test and read every question and every answer choice before you answer any of them.  you 
may find that the possible answers to one question jog your memory regarding the correct answer to a previous one.

3) After you have read every question and every possible answer, go through and answer the ones you are certain of.  If 
you find that this is a fairly high percentage, you will feel more confident as you address those for which you are 
uncertain.

4) Remember that you are a computer security professional.  This indicates that you have a logical, rational mind.  
Trust logic to eliminate the choices that are not rational. 

5) Don't be afraid to take a guess.  In the words of Sherlock Holmes, "Once you have eliminated the impossible, 
whatever is left, no matter how improbable, must be the answer."  Or words to that effect, anyway.  You have answered 
the ones you are sure of.  You have reduced the possible answers by deleting the ones you know are wrong.  So for any 
remaining question you have either a 33% or 50% chance of getting it right, unless you can't eliminate any of the 
possible answers on a given question.

6) If you have done all of the above, and you find yourself facing a question with four possible answers and no idea 
which one is right, pick C.  You have a 25% chance of getting it right, and staring at it for another hour isn't going 
to get you anywhere, unless you believe in divine intervention from a deity that likes to see you sweat it out for an 
hour.

Good luck with the test!  Let us know how you do.