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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
High security fence
Piggybacking
Proximity Systems
Perimeter Protection
2. This focal length provides wide-angle views.
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Alternate Power Source
Physical security
Short focal length
3. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
HVAC
Spike
Soda Acid
4. This is a double door facility used for physical access control.
Mantrap
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
8 foot fence
5. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Tempered windows
Warded Lock
Extremely high security fence
HVAC System
6. Class of fire that is liquid (petroleum - coolants). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - form - dry powders.
Gases
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Class B
Warded Lock
7. This is a disturbance of power and can be cause by electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI)
Automatic Iris Lens
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Power Noise
8 foot fence
8. Prolonged loss of power
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Class K
Power Transient Noise
Blackout
9. What should dust and other air contaminants be kept to an appropriate level?
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
When looking for locations for an office
2 foot candles
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
10. Halon - FM-200 - and other Halon substitutes are examples of what?
Exterior Fencing
Fire Extinguisher
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
11. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Photoelectric System
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Normal industry security fence
12. This type of noise is disturbance imposed on a power line that causes electrical interference.
Media
Power Transient Noise
Normal industry security fence
Proximity Systems
13. What needs to be evaluated for their protective characteristics - their utility - and their cost and benefits.
Construction materials and structure composition
Tumbler Lock
People working inside the facility.
Power Noise
14. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
Security Guards
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Short focal length
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
15. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
Gases
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Automatic Iris Lens
16. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.
Smoke Detectors
Shielded Lines
4 foot fence
People working inside the facility.
17. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Power Transient Noise
Gases
Continuous lighting
18. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Water - stream - and gas lines
Blackout
Smoke Detectors
19. 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.
High Humidity
Power Regulators
Class K
Class C
20. 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?
Piggybacking
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
2 foot candles
Construction materials and structure composition
21. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.
Class D
Primary Power Source
Cable Trap
Halon
22. These condition an electrical line to keep voltage steady and clean.
Fault
Interior Partition
Smoke Detectors
Power Regulators
23. This should be located within 50 feet of electrical equipment and should be inspected quarterly.
Power Regulators
Transponder
Fire Extinguisher
Class K
24. What documentation should be readily available and periodically reviewed and updated.
Class K
HVAC System
Smoke Detectors
Emergency Procedure Documentation
25. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
High Humidity
Brownouts
Physical Security
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
26. Prolonged high voltage power loss
Fail-Secure Mode
Brownouts
Depth of Field
Surge
27. Items that a fire needs to burn? To suppress it - one of them should be reduced or eliminated.
Physical Security
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Brownouts
Warded Lock
28. What can cause corrosion?
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
High Humidity
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
29. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?
Tempered windows
Fail-Secure Mode
Fault
Administrative Controls
30. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
High Humidity
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Transponder
2 foot candles
31. Momentary high voltage
Spike
Cipher Lock
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
High security fence
32. 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.
Soda Acid
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Plenum Space
33. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
When looking for locations for an office
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Top guard fence
Hydrometer
34. The temperature at which most computers will experience major damage?
People working inside the facility.
Interior Partition
175 degrees F
Glare Protection
35. The expected lifetime of a device?
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Manual Iris Lens
Physical security
Tempered windows
36. Type of window that contains glass that was heated and cooled to improve integrity and strength?
Media
Tempered windows
Glare Protection
Class C
37. What is the more important than protecting a facility or the assets it contains?
Continuous lighting
Human Life
4 foot fence
Intrusion Detection Devices
38. What is used to measure humidity levels?
Human Life
Physical security
Hydrometer
Class K
39. This is a specific type of smoke-activate fire alarm that detects changes in light intensity.
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Piggybacking
Power Transient Noise
40. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
Smoke Detectors
Critical Path Analysis
Alternate Power Source
Piggybacking
41. Momentary power outage
Administrative Controls
Human Life
Fault
Critical Path Analysis
42. This is when unauthorized access is achieved to a facility via another individual's legitimate access - and is a common concern with physical security.
Class C
Standby lighting
Piggybacking
Power Regulators
43. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.
Depth of Field
Hydrometer
Warded Lock
Exterior Fencing
44. 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.
HVAC
Tumbler Lock
Class K
Cable Trap
45. These are threats to what? Interruption of services - theft - physical damage - unauthorized disclosure - and loss of system integrity.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Physical Security
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Brownouts
46. 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.
Dry Pipe Systems
Power Regulators
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Soda Acid
47. Type of fence that will deter a casual intruder?
Shielded Lines
Physical Security
4 foot fence
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
48. The first line of defense against environmental risks and unpredictable human behavior
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Fault
Physical security
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
49. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
Surge
8 foot fence
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Plenum Space
50. What system should maintain the appropriate temperature and humidity levels and provide closed-loop recirculating air-conditioning and positive pressurization and ventilation.
CCTV
HVAC
Power Regulators
Soda Acid