| First and foremost, CISA is an acronym for Certified | | | | you finish the manual about two to three times before |
| Information System Auditor. It is an exam for those | | | | the exam. It is also recommended that you finish the |
| wishing to become Information Systems Auditors. It is | | | | manual about two to three times before the exam. It is |
| awarded by ISACA-an American based Organisation. | | | | recommended that you keep on practicing the |
| It is written twice every year-June and December. | | | | questions and answers till you average about 95%. |
| ISACA was started in 1968 and since then has spread | | | | The exam is set by various contributors who send |
| to over a hundred countries. | | | | their questions to a pool. After deliberating on it by the |
| In the United States of America it has many chapters | | | | ISACA panel, exam questions will be set. Note should |
| and prometric testing sites. Nigeria which is where I am | | | | be made that the ISACA does not lift questions from |
| based has about three local chapters-Abuja, Lagos | | | | the exam dumps it gives to students. The questions |
| and Port-Harcourt. | | | | are made up of practical a question that pertains to |
| The exam is made up of six domains: IS Audit | | | | the industry. |
| Process, IT Governance, Systems Life Cycle | | | | Three weeks before the exam you must have made |
| Development, IT Service Delivery and Support, | | | | sure that you have gotten your exam docket either by |
| Protection of Information Assets, Business Continuity. | | | | hard copy or e-mail. At the exam day make sure you |
| Each of the domain is weighted to a maximum of 700 | | | | arrive about 2 hours before the exam. Bring several |
| points.450 is the pass mark which is 75 percent. | | | | sharpened HB pencils with eraser and sharpener. |
| ISACA recommends that students should attend | | | | Make sure you maintain an adequate composure |
| tutorial classes. It is recommended that you buy the | | | | throughout the exam. After the exam forget about it, |
| official CISA Manual for the diet and the CD ROM for | | | | and wait for 8 weeks. |
| the Questions and answers. It is recommended that | | | | |