IT Certification Study Notes

A short reference page of resources I use when preparing for IT certification exams. Most of my practice questions come from ExamCert, which covers around 96 certification tracks with explanations for every answer.

Where I practise

Main site: https://www.examcert.app/

CISSP practice questions: https://www.examcert.app/exams/cissp/

AWS Solutions Architect Associate: https://www.examcert.app/exams/aws-solutions-architect-associate/

How I structure a study block

Two 40-minute question blocks, then review only the questions I got wrong, writing a one-line reason for each miss. Domain-level scoring matters more than the overall percentage: a 78% average can still hide a 45% domain that will sink the real exam.

Timing

For CISSP I budget roughly 90 seconds per question in practice, which leaves margin on exam day. For AWS associate-level exams 100 seconds is comfortable. If a practice block runs long, the gap is usually knowledge, not reading speed.

Last updated: July 2026.