I took the test for the first time on March 6th and found out this past
Friday that I passed. It looks like there are several good ways to
approached this test. For what it's worth, here's what I did:
1) I worked on 50 questions at a time. If I knew the answer, I would
mark it down next to the question in the booklet. If I had no clue, I
placed a check next to it. If I wasn't positive, I wrote down the
answer and circled it for later review.
2) After marking the 50 questions in the booklet, I filled in the
answer sheet, taking time to resolve the questions I wasn't sure about
earlier.
3) I did this five times to cover all 250 questions. This gave me a
nice stopping point between each section to stretch. I finished the
test in 4 hours.
This test is very doable if you are prepared. Study hard and good luck.
--
Terry J. Hawkins
stout@najapan.com wrote:
This is not how I did it and I even proctored the test for 2 years after I
passed it.
This is how I did it.
1) There are some questions that you instantly know the answer for, answer
these asap.
2) Skip like crazy.
3) I completed about 130 questions in 1 hour. Move fast.
4) At the 2 1/2 point, take a break. Eat something.
5) Save the most difficult questions until the last and answer the quickly.
No
more than 1 minute per question.
6) I never went back to a question: I answered it and then did not change it.
I took the test twice and I can honestly say that either you know it, or you
do
not. I have seen other candidates panic and sit there and just wonder which
one
is right and they get tired and nearly melt in their seats. That is not
good.
When I passed it, I did so in 3 1/2 with a 1/2 hour break for food and
refreshments. You should be eager to pass and really want to battle it. If
not, then I think you need to study more.
Theodore Stout
Huang_qinghua <huang_qinghua@yahoo.com> wrote :
> Hi,
>
> I have thought of a plan to tackle the CISSP Exam. Please take a look.
>
> 1. Do not skip questions. For questions which one is unsure shade the
> best answer u think at that time. Put a question at the side of the
> question number or write down the question number to signify that the
> question is in doubt and the need to review it later. My point is
> that if one does skip questions, there is always the probability of
> shading wrongly. It will be disasterous should one find out after the
> 250th question.
>
> 2. Double tick the answer one have chosen on the question paper. This
> is a backup to enable the ease of checking once the candidate has
> completed before the due time.
>
>
> 3. If completed ahead of time, check and recheck. No point leaving
> the examination hall early. One had paid a substantial amount of cash
> to take the exam. Utilize the full six hours (Enjoy the aircon :) )
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>
> 4. 250 questions in 6hrs comes to 1.5 mins per question. Pace
> yourself to that timeline. Never exceed uneccessarily.
>
>
> 5. If there comes a question with contradicting/similar answers. The
> correct answer normally is the one which I thought of the first . Its
> about the first impression is always the right one. In conclusion, if
> you can't decide, rely on frist impressions. Maybe its me. But I find
> this particularly effective. The mind worked in a way that, the more
> you think of a problem. The more in doubt you are.
>
>
> 6. Use elimination methods. Weed out answers which are definitely
> incorrect.
>
> That's that. Will think of more on the way.
>
>
> Kengwah (MBA)
> Senior security Analyst
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