CISSP Exam Prep Questions, Answers & Explanations: 1000+ CISSP Practice Questions with Detailed Solutions

This book was extremely helpful for getting into the ISC2 mindset. It doesn't matter what the real-world answer is. On the CISSP exam, you only need to understand and select the "right" as defined by ISC2. I read one consolidated study guide cover to cover, and referred to another study guide to research questions not in the first study guide. I then used this book almost exclusively to drill on test questions. When I missed one, I went back and researched the answer in my study guides, and I read the explanation in this book of why it was the "right" ISC2 answer.This book is well-organized. It alternates domain specific drills with broader cross-domain quizes that tie concepts together, and offers brief explanations for each answer. Some of the questions in this guide are repetitive, and the "duh" factor is high for certain topics. But repetition is EXTREMELY helpful, because when you are in the exam room and the clock is ticking, you won't have to THINK about why an answer might be "a" or "b", you will have seen the question before, and you will confidently recognize the "right" answer as defined by ISC2. This study guide won't help you much with scenario questions, but it will help with all the rest. (For scenario questions, check out that big fat red and gold study guide and its companion test question book.)I found a few questions in the book were badly worded, and some answers were flat-out wrong in the real world. The value of this book is to prepare you for a test with badly written questions, where the only "right" answers are defined by ISC2 and may not reflect modern technology or the real world. Suspend reality, drill the questions, research the answers. Until you pass the exam, put your energy into drilling, take a deep breath, and understand that the only "right" answers on the exam will be those selected by ISC2, regardless of what you do in the real world.Bottom line - this book helped me pass the exam on the first try. I have since shared my copy with several colleagues who are studying for the exam, or who have now taken and passed the exam.

If you wish to travel from the norm and wish to challenge yourself this is a good book for that. The test is a challenge in itself, so why not step your game up.

I took the CISSP exam on March 17, 2012 in Los Angeles and passed. I purchased this book to supplement other study materials. The material in this book is good (average) at best with some errors. Then again, most of the books on the CISSP exam have errors of some kind. There is no way you will passed the CISSP exam using this book as your only source. It should be used only as a compliment with other study material such as the Shon Harris book. I loved the short Q&A and the layout of the book. There are no short cut to passing the CISSP exam; you have to know the material.

The practice exams are not a completely accurate representation of the actual exam. I would say just less than half of these practice questions are similar. However, if you complete 75% of the book (like I did), I think you have a good shot at memorizing and associating the key words that you will see on the actual exam.There were a few mistakes here and there. Like, choosing A,B,C, or B....or Choice 'A' is 'Both A and B'.There were a few questions that I did not agree with the answer and another book directly contradicted.When I started the book, I was averaging 60% on the "Lite" exams. By the time I took the actual exam, I was averaging 85%. I passed the CISSP, but of course they don't tell you your score.I have been studying on and off for the past few months, but I bought this book after scheduling the exam 2 weeks out. I am not sure how much time I spent with this book, but I know I did nearly all of the 40 question "Lite" exams. My strategy was to look at the correct answer after each time I picked my response. This way, if I was wrong, I could correct myself immediately and not go through the rest of the exam with an incorrect presumption in my mind.I am certain this book helped me pass the exam more than any other material I used.