Hi Darie - I'm concerned about your comment "My recommendation: do NOT rely solely on the Official Study Guide, it simply does not cover all topics as thoroughly as the CBK does".
I have been studying now for a while, but only using the Official Study Guide and Corresponding Sybex on-line test material, as well as the reference white papers. I now feel comfortable with with the material, but it seems as if you are saying I am in for a (rude) surprise when I sit the exam if I don't purchase and review the CBK. Can you comment? Thank You,
I used the Official Study Guide and the Official Practice Tests to help me pass the CCSP.
The Official Practice Tests highlighted some areas of study that weren't covered in the Official Study Guide so I just found some online resources to help cover those areas.
The practice tests questions are similar to the real test questions in style, type, language used and level of difficulty so I found these very useful.
https://www.amazon.com/CCSP-Official-ISC-Practice-Tests-dp-1119449227/dp/1119449227/ref=mt_paperback
Hi @AladdinSane,
No, I didn't read the CBK. I just used the two books I mentioned, combined with around 5 years of experience working on cloud related projects.
I have to say I feel the CCSP was the toughest of the three ISC2 exams I've taken, not because of the subject matter, but due to the questions being written in "doublespeak". The CISSP and ISSEP exams I found to be written in plain English so were much easier to comprehend what they were asking.
The Official Practice Test questions are written in a similar fashion to the real test so these helped me prepare to pass the CCSP exam. I would say on a scale of 1-5, the Official Study Guide questions are level 2 or 3, the Official Practice Test questions are level 4 and the real test questions are level 5, but as long as you understand and can apply the fundamental concepts to seemingly abstract questions you should be fine - it's not an impossible test!
Good luck!
Hi - I'll be taking the CCSP quite soon and appreciate all the input and feedback. I apologize if this has already been asked, but can someone tell me if the exam allows you to return to previous questions like the practice exam does?
Thanks In Advance,
A. Sane
I believe it did. I didn't try going back though as it is my philosophy to never go back and change any answers. I think I recall their being a "back" or "previous" button somewhere, but I can't quite remember.