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CISSP Practice Questions Exam Cram (2nd Edition)

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And I have always used and had success with Exam Cram/Prep products. Ever since I went to the methodology of Exam Cram + whatever the best on line testing software, I've never failed a test. That includes Novell, Microsoft (MCSE+I), CCNA (several times), A+, Network+ and Security+. The books have the required information in a readable format. Leading a CISSP group for my company and this is what I have them buy.

The standard for CISSP is the humongous Shon Harris book. To bad it is impossible to get folks to read that one. The DO read the Exam Cram.

There is no comparison between this book and the SSI logic book (which I gave 5 stars to)...the author of this book does not even know the correct definition of Failsafe and Fail secure.....I found many other mistakes as well, too many to enumerate, and this is supposed to be the second edition. Who is the editor? BTW, I passed, so this is not some grudge review. However, I credit my success to the SSI Logic book!

Overall, I found the CISSP Practice questions very helpful in prepping for the CISSP exam. The level of difficulty is higher than either the sample questions in the ISC2 guide or Shon Harris's excellent Exam Guide and therefore useful to my study. However, I did find a 1/2 dozen or answers that were not properly vetted and had incorrect answers. I checked with experts to make sure. Ironically, even the incorrect answers forced me to a greater level of understanding of the concepts. I recommend this as a valuable supplement to the above study guides.

My favorite part about this study guide is if you just want the quick answer it's right there. But if you want a concise reason why that answer is the correct one, then just flip the page, he goes into a detailed explanation of why that answer is correct (and why the other answers aren't).

This book lay out a plain and simple way of understanding the CISSP concepts. I like the charts in this book. I wish there was a audio version of this book.


CISSP Practice Questions Exam Cram (2nd Edition)

Pro: The questions can help you identify and focus on weak areas. Also, the book is a great way to keep you motivated when you are just tired of reading other long-text materials.

Con: Too many errors, worst on the included disk...the errors are distracting and may cause you to remember the wrong answers!!! I had to do a "mind-degauss" to really try and forget all the wrong info. Also, the questions are not even close to the real exam nor does the info cover all areas of the test. You'll need a lot of other references or maybe even a thesaurus to make sure you can understand the different ways the test can defines terms.

Conclusion: The practice questions are best used as a motivator but not as a reference...the info provided is not comprehensive enough for test preparation. Good luck!

I hope this will be a key to passing the CISSP test - we'll see.