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CISSP Physical Security
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1. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.
Exterior Fencing
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Short focal length
Fail-Safe Mode
2. 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?
Standby lighting
2 foot candles
Power Regulators
Extremely high security fence
3. What can cause static electricity?
Low Humidity
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Security Guards
CO2
4. 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
Power Transient Noise
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Halon
Tempered windows
5. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Primary Power Source
Media
Transponder
6. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.
Cable Trap
Surge
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
High security fence
7. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
Exterior Fencing
Automated environmental controls
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Power Regulators
8. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Soda Acid
Extremely high security fence
Cable Trap
9. Why does the value of property with the facility and the value of the facility itself need to be ascertained?
Gases
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Depth of Field
10. This focal length provides a narrower view.
High Humidity
Long focal length
Critical Path Analysis
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
11. 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
CCTV
Administrative Controls
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
12. 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.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Proximity Systems
Intrusion Detection Devices
Electromechanical system
13. 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.
High security fence
Alternate Power Source
HVAC System
Pre-action Pipe System
14. The estimated time it will take to repair a device and get it back into production
Pre-action Pipe System
Class C
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
4 foot fence
15. This type of lock is programmable and uses a keypad. Can contain a specific code that will open the door and initiate a remote alarm if an employee is under duress.
Cipher Lock
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Class C
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
16. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Automatic Iris Lens
CCTV
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Class D
17. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
Brownouts
Fail-Secure Mode
Perimeter Protection
Surge
18. What is used to measure humidity levels?
Electromechanical system
HVAC
Cable Trap
Hydrometer
19. The expected lifetime of a device?
HVAC System
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
20. These should be located on and above suspended ceilings - below raised floors - and in air ducts to provide maximum fire detection.
Deluge System
Administrative Controls
Smoke Detectors
Top guard fence
21. This is a double door facility used for physical access control.
Mantrap
Automatic Iris Lens
Proximity Systems
Power Transient Noise
22. Type of IDS that emits a measurable magnetic field and detects changes in capacitance. This allows it to detect when something/someone comes within a certain range of an object. Usually used to protect specific objects (artwork - cabinets - or a safe
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Perimeter Protection
Manual controls
Company Property
23. 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.
Media
Tumbler Lock
Piggybacking
CO2
24. 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
Critical Path Analysis
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
2 foot candles
CCTV
25. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
Class D
8 foot fence
HVAC
Soda Acid
26. What documentation should be readily available and periodically reviewed and updated.
Cable Trap
HVAC
CCTV
Emergency Procedure Documentation
27. These reduce the accidental discharge of water because the water does not enter the pipes until an automatic fire sensor indicates there is an actual fire. Should be used in location with freezing temperatures.
175 degrees F
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Dry Pipe Systems
Power Regulators
28. Type of window that contains glass that was heated and cooled to improve integrity and strength?
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Shielded Lines
Tempered windows
Alternate Power Source
29. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.
Blackout
Interior Partition
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Media
30. This type of interference can be caused by electrical system mechanisms - fluorescent lighting - and electrical cables.
Proximity Identification
Physical security
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
31. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Water - stream - and gas lines
Perimeter Protection
Manual controls
32. The first line of defense against environmental risks and unpredictable human behavior
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Media
Physical security
33. Fire suppressant that reduces the temperature of the fire?
Critical Path Analysis
Water
Manual controls
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
34. What needs to be evaluated for their protective characteristics - their utility - and their cost and benefits.
Long focal length
Construction materials and structure composition
Warded Lock
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
35. 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.
Spike
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Transponder
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
36. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?
Fault
Fail-Secure Mode
High security fence
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
37. This type of noise is disturbance imposed on a power line that causes electrical interference.
Power Transient Noise
Normal industry security fence
Perimeter Protection
Exterior Fencing
38. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
High security fence
Fail-Safe Mode
Water - stream - and gas lines
When looking for locations for an office
39. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
CCTV
Manual Iris Lens
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
HVAC
40. Momentary power outage
Fault
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Interior Partition
Physical security
41. What should dust and other air contaminants be kept to an appropriate level?
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Cipher Lock
42. Prolonged high voltage power loss
4 foot fence
HVAC System
Surge
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
43. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
Cipher Lock
Power Transient Noise
Fault
Company Property
44. The temperature at which most computers will experience major damage?
175 degrees F
Primary Power Source
Power Transient Noise
Dry Pipe Systems
45. These systems require human response - can cause false alarms - and depend on a constant power supply - so these protection systems should be backed up by other types of security systems.
Proximity Systems
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Manual controls
Administrative Controls
46. This type of water system always contains water in the pipes and are usually controlled by temperature control level sensors.
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Proximity Systems
Class B
Physical Security
47. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?
Tumbler Lock
Gases
Fire Extinguisher
175 degrees F
48. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
Shielded Lines
When looking for locations for an office
Smoke Detectors
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
49. Type of light that provides an even amount of light across an area?
Physical Security
175 degrees F
Class B
Continuous lighting
50. Enhanced boundary fencing with motion detectors. Used at facilities that require a high level of protection.
Class K
Class C
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)