Introduction

The Foundation certificate in COBIT guarantees an understanding of the basic terms, concepts, and components of the COBIT framework. Candidates passing the exam demonstrate that they understand and master COBIT at the foundation level.
Candidates learn about the COBIT framework and its supporting materials, such as management guidelines and other relevant information. Candidates are familiar with COBIT, understand the role COBIT fulfils in the IT management domain, and can navigate their way through the framework.
The questions in the exam are tailored to the ISACA COBIT Foundation curriculum, both online and classroom training.
COBIT is a registered trademark of ISACA.
Certificate: COBIT Foundation Certificate | Duration: 1 Hour | Course Delivery: E-Learning | Languages: English

Course Description

The ISACA COBIT Foundation exam is a knowledge test that can be taken online. Candidates passing the exam demonstrate they understand and master COBIT at a foundation level. The questions in the exam are tailored to the official ISACA COBIT Foundation curriculum. Candidates who complete the ISACA COBIT Foundation course and pass the exam obtain Continuous Professional Education (CPE) credits and a certificate from ISACA.
The exam consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. To pass the exam, an individual must correctly answer 28 or more questions or attain a score of 70% or higher.
Prerequisites None. However, completing the official ISACA COBIT Foundation course before the exam is highly recommended.
The ISACA COBIT Foundation certificate is a prerequisite for participating in the Implementing IT Governance using COBIT workshop and is recommended before participating in the COBIT for Sarbanes Oxley IT compliance course.

Learning Outcomes

The COBIT Foundation exam covers the following objectives:

  • How IT management issues are affecting organizations
  • The need for a control framework driven by the need for IT governance
  • How COBIT meets the requirement for an IT governance framework
  • How COBIT is used with other standards and best practices
  • The COBIT framework and all the components of COBIT
  • How to apply COBIT in a practical situation
  • How the use of COBIT is supported by ITGI

Target Audience

The COBIT Foundation course and the COBIT Foundation exam are equally applicable to IT auditors, IT managers, IT quality professionals, IT leadership, IT developers, and process practitioners and managers in IT service providing firms. Anyone interested in learning more about COBIT will find value in the COBIT Foundation course and the COBIT Foundation exam.

System Requirements

Computer (Pentium IV, Internet Explorer 5.x, cookies enabled, Macromedia, Internet connection).
The ISACA COBIT Foundation courses — e-learning and classroom — are designed to help candidates to prepare for the COBIT Foundation exam. The course(s) follow the exam curriculum and ensure that all the learning objectives
required for the exam are covered in the course. Candidates can also take the exam without taking the ISACA COBIT Foundation course