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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. This is a colorless - odorless - and potentially lethal substance because it removes oxygen from the air in order to suppress fires.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Surge
Smoke Detectors
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
2. 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.
Surge
Power Regulators
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
3. 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.
Spike
4 foot fence
Power Transient Noise
4. The expected lifetime of a device?
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Class A
Gases
Short focal length
5. This type of water system always contains water in the pipes and are usually controlled by temperature control level sensors.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Surge
6. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
Perimeter Protection
Brownouts
Hydrometer
Low Humidity
7. 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
CCTV
Water
Mantrap
Fail-Secure Mode
8. Type of window that is the strongest window available today. Resistant to breakage - chemicals - fires - and abrasions. They are also extremely expensive.
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Tumbler Lock
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Surge
9. This focal length provides wide-angle views.
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Fault
Short focal length
Exterior Fencing
10. This should be protected from destruction - modification - theft - unauthorized copying - and disclosure.
Media
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Automatic Iris Lens
Fail-Secure Mode
11. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Automatic Iris Lens
Hydrometer
Security Guards
Fault
12. The estimated time it will take to repair a device and get it back into production
Plenum Space
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Human Life
When looking for locations for an office
13. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?
Gases
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Critical Path Analysis
Floors - ceilings - and walls
14. This type of interference can be caused by electrical system mechanisms - fluorescent lighting - and electrical cables.
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Plenum Space
Extremely high security fence
15. 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.
Administrative Controls
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Proximity Systems
Short focal length
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.
Fire Extinguisher
People working inside the facility.
Critical Path Analysis
Power Noise
17. This is a disturbance of power and can be cause by electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI)
Power Noise
Human Life
Fire Extinguisher
Gases
18. This type of water system has its sprinkler systems wide open to allow a larger volume of water to be released in a short period. These systems are typically not used in data processing environments.
Spike
Deluge System
Brownouts
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
19. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?
Surge
Class K
Fail-Secure Mode
Physical Security
20. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.
Physical Security
Photoelectric System
Deluge System
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
21. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Company Property
Proximity Identification
Halon
22. Prolonged loss of power
Class A
Transponder
Photoelectric System
Blackout
23. Space used for wires and cables. Typically an area above dropped ceilings and below raised floors. This location is where fires can easily start.
CCTV
Plenum Space
Photoelectric System
Brownouts
24. The last line of defense in physical security?
People working inside the facility.
Soda Acid
Mantrap
Manual controls
25. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
Fail-Safe Mode
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Continuous lighting
When looking for locations for an office
26. 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
Electromechanical system
Human Life
Intrusion Detection Devices
27. Type of light that is programmed to turn on and off a predetermined times?
Mantrap
Continuous lighting
CO2
Standby lighting
28. Class of fire that is assigned to commercial kitchens and the fire dangers that exist within them. Suppressing agent used in class K fires is wet chemicals.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Class C
Class K
29. Why does the value of property with the facility and the value of the facility itself need to be ascertained?
Cable Trap
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Short focal length
30. Type of fence that will deter a casual intruder?
HVAC System
4 foot fence
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Warded Lock
31. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Water - stream - and gas lines
Brownouts
32. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
Power Transient Noise
8 foot fence
Continuous lighting
Media
33. What should dust and other air contaminants be kept to an appropriate level?
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Low Humidity
Fault
Construction materials and structure composition
34. What can cause corrosion?
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Surge
High Humidity
Proximity Systems
35. Fire suppressant that reduces the temperature of the fire?
Interior Partition
Hydrometer
Company Property
Water
36. Class of fire that is combustible metals (magnesium - sodium - potassium). Suppressed with dry powder.
Spike
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Class D
37. What is the more important than protecting a facility or the assets it contains?
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Human Life
Transponder
Fault
38. Momentary high voltage
Automated environmental controls
Spike
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
High security fence
39. This focal length provides a narrower view.
Long focal length
Low Humidity
Photoelectric System
High Humidity
40. 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.
Continuous lighting
Tumbler Lock
Depth of Field
Spike
41. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.
Mantrap
4 foot fence
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Shielded Lines
42. This is used to deter trespassing and to enable people to enter a facility through a few controlled entrances.
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Perimeter Protection
Primary Power Source
43. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.
Mantrap
Deluge System
CCTV
Manual controls
44. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
Brownouts
Depth of Field
Security Guards
Alternate Power Source
45. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
People working inside the facility.
Gases
When looking for locations for an office
High security fence
46. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Class B
Extremely high security fence
Intrusion Detection Devices
Surge
47. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.
Class A
Fire Extinguisher
Cable Trap
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
48. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.
Security Guards
Power Regulators
Cable Trap
Class D
49. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Class C
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
CO2
50. Type of IDS that generates a pattern that is sent over a sensitive area and reflected back to a receiver.
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)