How to Prepare for the Exam

The CISA exam is somewhat difficult to prepare for because it is very broad in scope and asks indirect questions requiring strong cognitive skills. The exam is also unusual in its format. The exam is not computerized and is presented as 200 multiple-choice questions in a paper exam booklet. You are required to provide your answers on a familiar "fill-in-the-bubble" answer sheet.

This is not an exam that you can adequately prepare for by simply rote-memorizing terms and definitions. You need to be able to analyze a scenario and answer by combining various knowledge points from various topic areas. Successfully completing this exam requires a great deal of thought and analysis to properly choose the "best" solution from several "viable" solutions. Having successfully passed the CISA, CISSP, Security+, SCNP, CCSE, CCSI, CCNP, CCNA, MCSE, CCEA, and a multitude of other technical and professional certifications, Allen Keele is able to provide valuable exam-taking tips in the audiovisual presentation of the computer-based training available on the accompanying CD-ROM within this book.