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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. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area of fixed lighting.
Manual Iris Lens
Exterior Fencing
Dry Pipe Systems
Top guard fence
2. Fire suppressant that reduces the temperature of the fire?
Power Regulators
Company Property
Water
Class A
3. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
Human Life
Normal industry security fence
Automated environmental controls
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
4. This should be protected from destruction - modification - theft - unauthorized copying - and disclosure.
Media
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Long focal length
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
5. This type of interference can be caused by electrical system mechanisms - fluorescent lighting - and electrical cables.
Fail-Safe Mode
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Water
6. 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.
Low Humidity
Warded Lock
Class C
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
7. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
Class A
Fail-Secure Mode
Primary Power Source
Deluge System
8. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
When looking for locations for an office
High security fence
9. 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.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
High Humidity
Security Guards
HVAC System
10. Momentary high voltage
Spike
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Power Noise
Surge
11. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and unlocked - which mode is this?
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
People working inside the facility.
Fail-Safe Mode
Brownouts
12. What is used to measure humidity levels?
Long focal length
Hydrometer
Mantrap
Tumbler Lock
13. This is a double door facility used for physical access control.
People working inside the facility.
Fire Extinguisher
Mantrap
Halon
14. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.
Top guard fence
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Photoelectric System
Critical Path Analysis
15. 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.
Tumbler Lock
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Media
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
16. 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.
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
175 degrees F
Piggybacking
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
17. Prolonged loss of power
175 degrees F
Blackout
Alternate Power Source
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
18. Momentary power outage
Fault
Mantrap
Low Humidity
High Humidity
19. 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?
2 foot candles
HVAC
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Proximity Identification
20. 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
Manual controls
Low Humidity
Halon
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
21. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
When looking for locations for an office
Dry Pipe Systems
Soda Acid
High security fence
22. The temperature at which most computers will experience major damage?
175 degrees F
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Class C
Glare Protection
23. 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.
Physical security
Depth of Field
175 degrees F
Glare Protection
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
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
CCTV
Electromechanical system
25. The estimated time it will take to repair a device and get it back into production
Class A
Security Guards
Shielded Lines
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
26. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
Class K
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
High security fence
Alternate Power Source
27. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Automatic Iris Lens
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Security Guards
28. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.
2 foot candles
Shielded Lines
Standby lighting
Class A
29. Type of fence that will protect a top level security area?
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Automated environmental controls
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Top guard fence
30. Type of fence that will deter a casual intruder?
4 foot fence
HVAC System
Transponder
Cable Trap
31. These condition an electrical line to keep voltage steady and clean.
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Soda Acid
Short focal length
Power Regulators
32. This is a colorless - odorless - and potentially lethal substance because it removes oxygen from the air in order to suppress fires.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Gases
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
33. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
Emergency Procedure Documentation
When looking for locations for an office
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
People working inside the facility.
34. What system should maintain the appropriate temperature and humidity levels and provide closed-loop recirculating air-conditioning and positive pressurization and ventilation.
HVAC
Power Noise
Fault
Physical security
35. Type of window that is the strongest window available today. Resistant to breakage - chemicals - fires - and abrasions. They are also extremely expensive.
Security Guards
Depth of Field
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Extremely high security fence
36. Fire suppressant that reduces the oxygen of a fire?
Interior Partition
CO2
Blackout
Tempered windows
37. What is the more important than protecting a facility or the assets it contains?
Human Life
High security fence
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
38. These are threats to what? Interruption of services - theft - physical damage - unauthorized disclosure - and loss of system integrity.
Physical Security
Brownouts
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Photoelectric System
39. 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.
Deluge System
Class C
2 foot candles
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
40. What needs to be evaluated for their protective characteristics - their utility - and their cost and benefits.
Class K
Long focal length
Construction materials and structure composition
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
41. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.
Cipher Lock
Class A
Depth of Field
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
42. 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.
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Water
Intrusion Detection Devices
Spike
43. 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
Soda Acid
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Deluge System
Media
44. These controls help minimize the resulting damage and speed the recovery process
Automated environmental controls
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Company Property
Gases
45. 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.
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Dry Pipe Systems
Transponder
Spike
46. 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)
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Warded Lock
Piggybacking
47. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.
Electromechanical system
Class A
Tumbler Lock
Exterior Fencing
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
Depth of Field
Pre-action Pipe System
Cable Trap
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
49. Items that a fire needs to burn? To suppress it - one of them should be reduced or eliminated.
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Class A
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Perimeter Protection
50. 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.
Depth of Field
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Intrusion Detection Devices
Short focal length