Passed new CAT based CISSP
Hi all,
Thank u all for all the help. I appeared for my CISSP today thinking I would get a 6 hour 250 linear form questions but to my shock I got the new CAT based format. I had no idea about it. I could not go back and review my questions and got 180 mins for 100-150 questions.
I finished the exam in 100 questions and found it pretty interesting and easy. The lesson I learnt is that u need to know ur material and you will surely clear. It wasn’t that hard but I was quite impressed with the way they put the questions.
I will write a detailed post but for anyone going for the new format I feel it’s so much better to complete in 2-3 hours than sitting 6 long hours. The questions were short and less lengthy so it’s probably better.
Overall I Am happy it’s over and CAT seems a much better format. Good luck
Thank u all for all the help. I appeared for my CISSP today thinking I would get a 6 hour 250 linear form questions but to my shock I got the new CAT based format. I had no idea about it. I could not go back and review my questions and got 180 mins for 100-150 questions.
I finished the exam in 100 questions and found it pretty interesting and easy. The lesson I learnt is that u need to know ur material and you will surely clear. It wasn’t that hard but I was quite impressed with the way they put the questions.
I will write a detailed post but for anyone going for the new format I feel it’s so much better to complete in 2-3 hours than sitting 6 long hours. The questions were short and less lengthy so it’s probably better.
Overall I Am happy it’s over and CAT seems a much better format. Good luck
Comments
What study materials did you use? I am doing the Sybex book tests and the ACE Sybex test questions. Also Boson.
It was a fun experience trust me if u know the concepts U will clear it.
Good luck!
I've actually been looking forward to the new format. A 6 hour exam, I'd get exam fatigue and start going downhill after a couple hours. This way, it's a shorter exam, but still a tough exam. May not be able to skip or go back, but I can handle that.
Congrats! Did you read the 11th Hour book? I have the Sybex and the 11th Hour (along with Cybrary.IT, ITPro.TV, and several practice exam apps, the Sunflower guide, and another small study guide similar to the Sunflower...).
Congrats!! Hope to join you in the near future!
The best advice I've seen in a while.
Just went to the new CAT based exam, didn't pass
I had the impression I study the wrong books. Very few technical questions and the few, I had, weren't in the books.
I have CISCO and MS certification, and never found a exam that looked so different to test exams.
Books used for my study:
11hoursCISSP (read 2 times)
CISSP-All-in-One-Exam-Guide-6th-Edition (read 2 times)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional Study Guide 7th edition (read 4 times)
practice test:
McGraw-Hill test
Sybextest
Issue:
1-the way the questions were formulated were way different than Sybextest.
2-the way they refer to some terms and concepts are totally different as defined in the study guide.
3-not enough time.
First time you read the question, you have no clue what they are asking and you need to read the question a few times to fully understand what they mean, at the end you run out of time!
It appears that the key to pass the exam is not on having technical knowledge, instead you need to be agile with the language, or find the right test to be prepare. On too many occasions I wasn't sure what they meant.
At this point, not sure how to proceed as reading the books again will not help, if somebody who passed the test can advise with some test that look alike the exam.
You need to think of the test as an I.Q. test where you get 4 squares but only one really matches the question. They are all technically correct, but since this is not a technical certification, only one is truly correct.
You can immediately eliminate two of the answers as being bad. If one of the remaining "fits" in the other then take the other answer.
You can eliminate absolutes. All, always, etc. type of words are never in the CISSP lexicon. I had one question where three of the four options had the word All in it. I didn't even bother to read the answer. When I eliminated the absolutes I chose the correct answer. Next question please!
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