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CISSP Physical Security

Instructions:
  • 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. What can cause corrosion?






2. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring






3. These controls help minimize the resulting damage and speed the recovery process






4. This should be turned off before activation of a fire suppressant to ensure it stays in the needed area and that smoke is not distributed to different areas of the facility.






5. These condition an electrical line to keep voltage steady and clean.






6. Momentary high voltage






7. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.






8. This refers to the portion of the environment that is in focus when shown on a monitor. This increases as the size of the lens opening decreases - the subject distance increases - or the focal length of the lens decreases.






9. 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 -






10. Momentary power outage






11. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.






12. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.






13. 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.






14. This should be protected from destruction - modification - theft - unauthorized copying - and disclosure.






15. Fire suppressant that reduces the temperature of the fire?






16. 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.






17. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.






18. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.






19. Space used for wires and cables. Typically an area above dropped ceilings and below raised floors. This location is where fires can easily start.






20. This type of interference can be caused by electrical system mechanisms - fluorescent lighting - and electrical cables.






21. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.






22. Enhanced boundary fencing with motion detectors. Used at facilities that require a high level of protection.






23. This concept combines the physical environment and sociology issues that surround it to reduce crime rates and the fear of crime.






24. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.






25. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?






26. The first line of defense against environmental risks and unpredictable human behavior






27. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.






28. NIST standard that says critical areas should be illuminated 8 feet high - and use this unit that represents the illumination power of an individual light?






29. This focal length provides wide-angle views.






30. These can be penetrated - expensive to install and monitor - require human response - and are subject to false alarms. Examples are motion detectors - CCTV's - vibration sensors - and electromechanical devices.






31. 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.






32. Items that a fire needs to burn? To suppress it - one of them should be reduced or eliminated.






33. What documentation should be readily available and periodically reviewed and updated.






34. This is when unauthorized access is achieved to a facility via another individual's legitimate access - and is a common concern with physical security.






35. This is a proximity identification device that does not require action by the user. The reader transmits signals to the device - and the device responds with an access code.






36. Why does the value of property with the facility and the value of the facility itself need to be ascertained?






37. What needs to be evaluated for their protective characteristics - their utility - and their cost and benefits.






38. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.






39. This type of water system always contains water in the pipes and are usually controlled by temperature control level sensors.






40. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.






41. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.






42. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?






43. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area of fixed lighting.






44. Prolonged loss of power






45. Type of IDS that generates a pattern that is sent over a sensitive area and reflected back to a receiver.






46. What is the more important than protecting a facility or the assets it contains?






47. Type of IDS that uses microphones installed on floors - walls - or ceilings to detect any should made during a forced entry. Can be subject to a large amount of false positives.






48. This type of water system delays the water release similar to a dry pipe system. However - the water is not released until a thermal-fusible link on the sprinkler head has melted. Typically used in only in data processing environments rather than a w






49. This is a specific type of smoke-activate fire alarm that detects changes in light intensity.






50. This is a disturbance of power and can be cause by electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI)