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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Momentary power outage
Power Noise
Fault
Water - stream - and gas lines
Low Humidity
2. This is when unauthorized access is achieved to a facility via another individual's legitimate access - and is a common concern with physical security.
Human Life
Piggybacking
Class C
Short focal length
3. Type of fence that will protect a top level security area?
Fail-Secure Mode
Automated environmental controls
Top guard fence
Smoke Detectors
4. Momentary high voltage
Spike
Company Property
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Short focal length
5. This type of interference can be caused by electrical system mechanisms - fluorescent lighting - and electrical cables.
Blackout
Fault
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
High Humidity
6. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
Proximity Systems
Brownouts
Smoke Detectors
CO2
7. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Primary Power Source
Fail-Safe Mode
Deluge System
8. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
HVAC
Shielded Lines
High security fence
Short focal length
9. This type of lock has more pieces and parts that a warded lock. It uses spring-loaded pins that need to be in the right position to open the lock.
Tumbler Lock
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Fail-Secure Mode
Exterior Fencing
10. These controls help minimize the resulting damage and speed the recovery process
Long focal length
Automated environmental controls
Surge
Normal industry security fence
11. Fire suppressant that reduces the oxygen of a fire?
CO2
Transponder
Water
Blackout
12. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.
4 foot fence
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Class A
2 foot candles
13. This type of interference can be caused by lightning - motors - and the current difference between wires.
Shielded Lines
Transponder
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Automatic Iris Lens
14. Type of IDS that detects changes or breaks in a circuit. Examples are window strips;vibration detectors on walls - screens - ceilings - etc; pressure pads under a rug.
Long focal length
Fail-Safe Mode
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Electromechanical system
15. Type of light that provides an even amount of light across an area?
Water - stream - and gas lines
Smoke Detectors
CCTV
Continuous lighting
16. Enhanced boundary fencing with motion detectors. Used at facilities that require a high level of protection.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Top guard fence
Exterior Fencing
Human Life
17. Type of task that identifies how data flows through the company. Lists all pieces of an environment and how they interact. Redundant paths should be shown.
Cipher Lock
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Critical Path Analysis
Company Property
18. This concept combines the physical environment and sociology issues that surround it to reduce crime rates and the fear of crime.
Spike
Fire Extinguisher
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
19. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.
Class A
Manual controls
Spike
Emergency Procedure Documentation
20. Class of fire that is electrical (electrical equipment - wires). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - dry powders.
Class C
Human Life
Critical Path Analysis
Smoke Detectors
21. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and unlocked - which mode is this?
Administrative Controls
Smoke Detectors
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Fail-Safe Mode
22. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Alternate Power Source
Shielded Lines
23. Prolonged high voltage power loss
Warded Lock
Class K
Fire Extinguisher
Surge
24. What can cause static electricity?
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Low Humidity
Media
25. What is used to measure humidity levels?
Transponder
Hydrometer
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Power Transient Noise
26. What can cause corrosion?
Depth of Field
Glare Protection
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
High Humidity
27. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Class C
Automatic Iris Lens
Manual Iris Lens
Tumbler Lock
28. Items that a fire needs to burn? To suppress it - one of them should be reduced or eliminated.
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Power Noise
Manual Iris Lens
Exterior Fencing
29. Halon - FM-200 - and other Halon substitutes are examples of what?
Proximity Systems
Class B
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Photoelectric System
30. Class of fire that is combustible metals (magnesium - sodium - potassium). Suppressed with dry powder.
Class D
Depth of Field
Warded Lock
Short focal length
31. Type of IDS that generates a pattern that is sent over a sensitive area and reflected back to a receiver.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Spike
Pre-action Pipe System
Short focal length
32. This should be located within 50 feet of electrical equipment and should be inspected quarterly.
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Fire Extinguisher
33. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Low Humidity
Cable Trap
Soda Acid
34. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
Top guard fence
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
HVAC System
Fail-Safe Mode
35. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?
When looking for locations for an office
Fail-Secure Mode
Administrative Controls
Shielded Lines
36. These should be located on and above suspended ceilings - below raised floors - and in air ducts to provide maximum fire detection.
Smoke Detectors
Normal industry security fence
Manual Iris Lens
Pre-action Pipe System
37. This focal length provides wide-angle views.
Long focal length
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Short focal length
Manual Iris Lens
38. The following are examples of what type of control? Drills and exercises of emergency procedures - simulation testing - documentation - inspections and reports - pre-screening of employees - post-employment procedures - delegation of responsibility a
Water - stream - and gas lines
Administrative Controls
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Tempered windows
39. This gas is no longer available because it depletes the ozone. Becomes toxic in temperatures greater than 900 degrees F in concentrations greater than 10%. Existing fire extinguishers can be refilled with FM-200 - NAF-S-III - CEA-410 - FE-13 - Water
Halon
Brownouts
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Top guard fence
40. Prolonged loss of power
Blackout
Power Regulators
HVAC System
Smoke Detectors
41. Concept of installing lighting to be directed towards where potential intruders would be coming from. Example - entrance to military base with bright lights pointing outward to entrance.
Shielded Lines
Pre-action Pipe System
Construction materials and structure composition
Glare Protection
42. The first line of defense against environmental risks and unpredictable human behavior
Physical security
Spike
Administrative Controls
Fault
43. An electrical circuit that receives input light from the lens and converts it into an electronic signal - which is then displayed on a monitor. Allows the capture of extraordinary details of objects because its sensors work in the infrared range. Doe
Glare Protection
Short focal length
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
CCTV
44. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Photoelectric System
HVAC
Continuous lighting
45. What should dust and other air contaminants be kept to an appropriate level?
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Human Life
Warded Lock
Floors - ceilings - and walls
46. These should go all the way up to the true ceiling. Otherwise - an intruded can remove a ceiling tile and climb over this into a critical portion of the facility.
Interior Partition
Media
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Surge
47. Type of fence that will deter a casual intruder?
Top guard fence
Deluge System
Water - stream - and gas lines
4 foot fence
48. These use battery packs that range in size and capacity to provide power backup and protection. These factors should be reviewed: size of the electrical load it can support - the speed with which it can assume the load when the primary source fails -
Water
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Proximity Identification
Alternate Power Source
49. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Exterior Fencing
Smoke Detectors
Media
50. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Low Humidity
Alternate Power Source