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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. These controls help minimize the resulting damage and speed the recovery process
Company Property
Blackout
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Automated environmental controls
2. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
Electromechanical system
Tempered windows
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Plenum Space
3. This focal length provides a narrower view.
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Long focal length
Mantrap
High Humidity
4. This type of interference can be caused by electrical system mechanisms - fluorescent lighting - and electrical cables.
Manual controls
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
5. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Human Life
Deluge System
175 degrees F
6. 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
Warded Lock
Automated environmental controls
Company Property
7. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
Hydrometer
Class A
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Soda Acid
8. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Automatic Iris Lens
Fail-Secure Mode
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
9. Type of light that is programmed to turn on and off a predetermined times?
Standby lighting
Interior Partition
Depth of Field
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
10. What is used to measure humidity levels?
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
High Humidity
Hydrometer
11. Type of fence that will deter a casual intruder?
Tempered windows
Company Property
4 foot fence
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
12. This is a specific type of smoke-activate fire alarm that detects changes in light intensity.
Company Property
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Exterior Fencing
13. 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?
When looking for locations for an office
2 foot candles
People working inside the facility.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
14. 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 -
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Piggybacking
Class D
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
15. What can cause corrosion?
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
High Humidity
Deluge System
Manual controls
16. This is a disturbance of power and can be cause by electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI)
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Power Noise
Brownouts
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
17. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
Surge
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Dry Pipe Systems
Low Humidity
18. Class of fire that is combustible metals (magnesium - sodium - potassium). Suppressed with dry powder.
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Fail-Secure Mode
Deluge System
Class D
19. 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.
Critical Path Analysis
Plenum Space
Power Transient Noise
Class D
20. These condition an electrical line to keep voltage steady and clean.
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Water - stream - and gas lines
Power Regulators
Dry Pipe Systems
21. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.
Photoelectric System
Exterior Fencing
Perimeter Protection
Interior Partition
22. This is when unauthorized access is achieved to a facility via another individual's legitimate access - and is a common concern with physical security.
Piggybacking
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Cipher Lock
Proximity Systems
23. Prolonged loss of power
Proximity Identification
Surge
Water
Blackout
24. 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.
Extremely high security fence
Fail-Safe Mode
Glare Protection
Perimeter Protection
25. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.
Depth of Field
Water - stream - and gas lines
Cable Trap
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
26. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?
Gases
Water
2 foot candles
Floors - ceilings - and walls
27. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Class K
Extremely high security fence
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Gases
28. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Shielded Lines
Continuous lighting
Piggybacking
29. This type of noise is disturbance imposed on a power line that causes electrical interference.
Power Transient Noise
Human Life
Extremely high security fence
Tempered windows
30. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.
Automated environmental controls
Manual controls
Piggybacking
Photoelectric System
31. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
Cable Trap
8 foot fence
Short focal length
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
32. This focal length provides wide-angle views.
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Intrusion Detection Devices
Short focal length
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
33. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).
High Humidity
Water - stream - and gas lines
CCTV
Dry Pipe Systems
34. 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.
Fire Extinguisher
Intrusion Detection Devices
Piggybacking
High security fence
35. This type of interference can be caused by lightning - motors - and the current difference between wires.
Top guard fence
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
HVAC System
36. 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.
Electromechanical system
Media
Class K
Cable Trap
37. 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.
Primary Power Source
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Depth of Field
CO2
38. Momentary power outage
Normal industry security fence
Exterior Fencing
Fault
HVAC System
39. This should be located within 50 feet of electrical equipment and should be inspected quarterly.
CO2
Fire Extinguisher
Automated environmental controls
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
40. Type of fence that uses 2 inch mesh - 9 gauge wiring
High security fence
Security Guards
Normal industry security fence
Transponder
41. 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
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Class B
Fault
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
42. 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.
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
High security fence
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Blackout
43. 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
Power Noise
Spike
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Pre-action Pipe System
44. 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.
Alternate Power Source
Smoke Detectors
Exterior Fencing
Electromechanical system
45. Fire suppressant that reduces the oxygen of a fire?
Halon
CO2
Depth of Field
Standby lighting
46. Type of window that is the strongest window available today. Resistant to breakage - chemicals - fires - and abrasions. They are also extremely expensive.
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Manual controls
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
47. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
High security fence
Soda Acid
Glare Protection
48. The expected lifetime of a device?
Deluge System
Halon
Manual controls
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
49. What should dust and other air contaminants be kept to an appropriate level?
Glare Protection
Critical Path Analysis
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Power Transient Noise
50. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
Extremely high security fence
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Fail-Secure Mode
Primary Power Source