Do the CISA questions from just the DB appear on the actual exam? If not, do you still learn enough by reading the questions and answers to pass?

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only studied questions and explanations for a whole week and killed it. you'll be alright.

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I took it in October, 18 whatever version that was.

Not exact but very close at least they were a few years back. Studying the questions alone is enough.

Studying the db is enough because it explains why the wrong answers are wrong and the right answers are right so when you see a similar question (probably an inverse question from the db, with a "not" included), you understand what the question is really asking.

I didn’t look at any DB stuff. I took a boot camp course and then leafed through the ISACA manual. Passed with only 6mo of experience and probably a week of actual studying outside of the course I took. The questions arnt hard, you just have to read them very very carefully. I took 2 hours to go through the test, went to the bathroom for a breather, and then went through every single question again.

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