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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. This should be located within 50 feet of electrical equipment and should be inspected quarterly.
Long focal length
Mantrap
Fire Extinguisher
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
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.
When looking for locations for an office
Human Life
Piggybacking
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
3. 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
Pre-action Pipe System
Smoke Detectors
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Construction materials and structure composition
4. Type of light that is programmed to turn on and off a predetermined times?
Spike
Standby lighting
Shielded Lines
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
5. This type of noise is disturbance imposed on a power line that causes electrical interference.
Power Transient Noise
High security fence
Dry Pipe Systems
Fail-Safe Mode
6. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Physical Security
Extremely high security fence
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Normal industry security fence
7. This is used to deter trespassing and to enable people to enter a facility through a few controlled entrances.
Water
Perimeter Protection
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
High Humidity
8. This type of interference can be caused by lightning - motors - and the current difference between wires.
Mantrap
Intrusion Detection Devices
Tumbler Lock
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
9. Type of fence that uses 2 inch mesh - 9 gauge wiring
Fault
Normal industry security fence
Water
Depth of Field
10. Class of fire that is liquid (petroleum - coolants). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - form - dry powders.
8 foot fence
Class B
Class A
Human Life
11. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
Depth of Field
When looking for locations for an office
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Proximity Identification
12. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
Soda Acid
175 degrees F
Water - stream - and gas lines
CO2
13. This is a specific type of smoke-activate fire alarm that detects changes in light intensity.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Mantrap
14. Class of fire that is electrical (electrical equipment - wires). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - dry powders.
Class C
Soda Acid
Warded Lock
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
15. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.
Class A
Pre-action Pipe System
Continuous lighting
CO2
16. 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.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Deluge System
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Cipher Lock
17. The temperature at which most computers will experience major damage?
175 degrees F
Brownouts
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Electromechanical system
18. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.
Shielded Lines
Standby lighting
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Interior Partition
19. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
Power Regulators
Automated environmental controls
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
20. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Cable Trap
Class D
Manual controls
21. 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
Physical security
Emergency Procedure Documentation
CCTV
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
22. What can cause static electricity?
Class K
Low Humidity
Hydrometer
Fail-Safe Mode
23. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
Company Property
Cable Trap
Fail-Safe Mode
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
24. Space used for wires and cables. Typically an area above dropped ceilings and below raised floors. This location is where fires can easily start.
Fire Extinguisher
8 foot fence
When looking for locations for an office
Plenum Space
25. 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.
Administrative Controls
Cable Trap
Fail-Safe Mode
Cipher Lock
26. This concept combines the physical environment and sociology issues that surround it to reduce crime rates and the fear of crime.
Glare Protection
Automatic Iris Lens
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Depth of Field
27. 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.
Interior Partition
Fault
Extremely high security fence
Class K
28. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
Media
Primary Power Source
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Alternate Power Source
29. Type of light that provides an even amount of light across an area?
Power Regulators
Primary Power Source
Continuous lighting
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
30. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
When looking for locations for an office
Hydrometer
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
High security fence
31. This should be protected from destruction - modification - theft - unauthorized copying - and disclosure.
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Proximity Systems
Class C
Media
32. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.
Company Property
Spike
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Electromechanical system
33. Type of IDS that generates a pattern that is sent over a sensitive area and reflected back to a receiver.
Tumbler Lock
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Depth of Field
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
34. Fire suppressant that reduces the temperature of the fire?
Piggybacking
Water
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Extremely high security fence
35. These are expensive but provide flexibility in response to security breaches and can deter intruders from attempting an attack.
High security fence
Fail-Secure Mode
Security Guards
Warded Lock
36. This is a disturbance of power and can be cause by electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI)
Power Noise
Short focal length
Media
4 foot fence
37. This is a colorless - odorless - and potentially lethal substance because it removes oxygen from the air in order to suppress fires.
Intrusion Detection Devices
Proximity Identification
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Photoelectric System
38. 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.
Transponder
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Mantrap
39. Momentary power outage
8 foot fence
Fault
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Dry Pipe Systems
40. Class of fire that is combustible metals (magnesium - sodium - potassium). Suppressed with dry powder.
Cipher Lock
Deluge System
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Class D
41. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?
Warded Lock
Fail-Secure Mode
Short focal length
Low Humidity
42. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).
Mantrap
Water - stream - and gas lines
CO2
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
43. What can cause corrosion?
Tempered windows
High Humidity
Depth of Field
Class A
44. The expected lifetime of a device?
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Normal industry security fence
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Long focal length
45. Halon - FM-200 - and other Halon substitutes are examples of what?
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Deluge System
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
46. Fire suppressant that reduces the oxygen of a fire?
Mantrap
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
HVAC System
CO2
47. Items that a fire needs to burn? To suppress it - one of them should be reduced or eliminated.
Fail-Safe Mode
Primary Power Source
Class D
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
48. Type of fence that will protect a top level security area?
Short focal length
Top guard fence
Physical Security
Manual controls
49. This type of lock is a basic padlock with a spring loaded bolt with a notch cut in it. Cheapest lock - because of their lack of any real sophistication - and also the easiest to pick.
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Warded Lock
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Normal industry security fence
50. Why does the value of property with the facility and the value of the facility itself need to be ascertained?
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Blackout
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)