PSP Assessment Test-5 (old)

These types of sensors consist of a microphone and an electronic amplifier/processor. Some units have a pulse counting and time interval feature and other types have the capacity for actually listening to the protected premises from a monitoring station. When the sound level increases beyond the limit normally encountered, such as picking up the noise created by a burglar during an attempt to break into a protected area, the unit signals, and alarm. It is a?

The object being protected becomes part of an antenna electronically linked to the alarm control. When an intruder approaches or touches the object/antennae, en electrostatic field is unbalanced and the alarm is initiated. Only metal objects can be protected in this manner. What type of detector am I?

According to FPSM Guideline, physical security measure can be defined as which of the following?

Communications facilities within a high rise building are usually routed through the common vertical riser for the entire height of the structure and distributed horizontally from junction or service ports from each floor. Cutting an applicable cable could halt all service downstream of the cut point and also affect use upstream by interrupting the direct path. How would you mitigate this risk?

A security system plan details where security devices and systems are located.  Also included on the plan is background information which assists the contractor in ensuring the equipment is installed as per design.  Which of the following is not background information that you are likely to find on a security system plan?

What is the first phase of balancing the cost/benefit ratio?

Which of the following is not a basic criteria that must be considered before the proper security procedure or countermeasure can be selected?

For a PPS to be used to its full potential all personnel who use and administer the system should receive comprehensive training either shortly, before or after the system has been installed. Which of the following personnel does not required training on alarm assessment and dispatch?

Which of the following items is not an operational element of a PPS?

Measures put in place to minimize the number of exterior entrances to a building are known as?

What is the most common barrier for protecting facilities?

From a security perspective what is the most important element of a door?

Which procurement method matches the following description? It is based on a set of detailed design and construction documents.  The specifications are usually generic and performance based.  Equipment makes and models are often listed with the phrase “or approved equal”.

What is the recommended deadline for questions to be accepted on any procurement proposal?

For an invitation to bid proposal, who is responsible for selecting equipment makes and models and the accuracy of the security system design?

These items are critical to the organization to ensure the well being, profitability and continued operation of the organization.  In a security context, they can include employees and their productivity, the corporate image, production and distribution operations and processes, information and intellectual property – in addition to plant, equipment, negotiable documents, cash, inventory, parts and finished goods. They are known as?

Analysis of drawings is related to the site survey. What items are not useful drawings?

What is not an essential part of a CPTED physical design analysis?

These devices use a highly sensitive microphone called an electronic vibration detector (EVD). The EVD is attached directly to the object to be detected and can be adjusted to detect a sledgehammer attack on a concrete wall or delicate penetration of a glass surface. They will alarm only when the object is moved. I am a?

You are asked to recommend an alarm for a filing cabinet which contains sensitive documents. You believe that unauthorized staff are trying to access this filing cabinet during business hours. The room only houses the filing cabinet and a mini fridge which is used to hold staff lunches, the door to this room is unlocked during the day and the owner has requested a suitable detection method to acknowledge when this cabinet is being accessed. What type of detector would you recommend?

You are asked to design a detection system for a small retail business, in a low crime area. Due to other security measures in place the business has a low risk of security incidents. You design the detector system and the client has concerns about the ongoing cost of line rental. What type of transmission would you recommend?

You are sent to a high risk facility which is being plagued by false alarms along its perimeter fence and the clear zone between the fences. Your investigation has revealed that many of these alarms are caused by staff practices and there is local CCTV coverage looking at these areas but not during the times when the false alarms are prevalent. The facility is after an option to assess these alarms prior to sending a patrol to investigate at cost. What would you recommend?

Why must an organization’s investment in security include maintenance services?

As the security manager for a multi-site organization, you have been instructed to decrease expenditure for the upcoming financial year.  You are the only manpower resource in the security section so staff cutbacks are not a realistic option.  The security systems in place were installed five years ago and to date have proven reliable. The security risk profile for the organization is “medium” but was high prior to your appointment as security manager.  What action do you recommend to decrease expenditure without raising the security risk profile?

Once the PPS contract has been awarded, the installation and operation phase can begin.  However, for the project to be a success, careful planning of all phases of the installation must take place at this stage. What instructions should the project manager give to the contractor at this stage of the installation?

The application of controls simply because they are recommended by a standard or a practice without regard to risk in the real world environment often results in controls that are inappropriate, ineffective and costly.  What other result may arise from this application?

At what point does the optimum reduction of risk occur?

When using the systems approach when conducting security surveys, problems are properly identified, analyzed and quantified in terms of the seriousness of their impact on the operation or facility.  In what circumstances should a solution to these problems be considered?

Like any project based discipline, the scope of the analysis should be defined and the statement of the scope should specifically spell out the parameters (limitations) of the analysis.  Which of the following should also be included in the scope?

Monitoring procedures are systematic, periodic activities for ensuring that critical controls are in place and have not been breached or compromised in any way.  Monitoring is normally performed by the facility guard force.  What actions need to be taken to perform monitoring?

Locations, processes, functions or times at which an operation is at greatest risk are best described as?

In an effort to reduce hazards, the development of preventative measures is vital.  Which of the following is not considered to be a preventative measure?

When is it not necessary to use any of the three major forms of security systems procurement?

Which of the following is not a negative when using the sole source procurement method?

When is the only time it is recommended that the owner use the sole source procurement method?

The type of adversary who objects to a company’s activities or success and conduct an attack on facilities or personnel is known as a:

In estimating the probability of a risk occurring, documented historical data is the most reliable tool to assist in estimation. Which of the following is not likely to be included in documented historical data?

What is the process called put in place by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to establish various threat conditions to characterize the relative risk of terrorist attacks?

This alarm transmission system incorporating data processing and computer based techniques to the alarm industry is designed to reduce leased telephone line charges whilst at the same time providing a higher degree of line security than circuit loop alarms. It is a?

An event (such as tripping of a door contact, photo beam or motion detection system) is used to trigger the response from an analogue camera system. The response may be to call up an image to a specific screen or to trip a recording system to a higher frame rate of recording. This set up on a CCTV system is known as?

You are the security manager in a high rise building.  The sole tenant is the Federal Government but several different agencies are included in the tenancy.  This morning a package was delivered to another building containing Federal Government agencies and on inspection a suspicious white powder was found in the package which has been sent to a laboratory for analysis. While it is suspected to be Anthrax, at this time it has not been confirmed.  No note or demand accompanied the package but it was mailed from Pakistan and it did have excessive postage on it.  ASIO has advised that as a result that the threat level has been raised to “High Risk Mode”.  Which of the following are the recommended actions after hours in relation to mail and package handling when this level of risk has been advised?

Your client wants to upgrade to a digital CCTV system. Their existing cameras are all analogue cameras and they do not want to go to the additional expense of upgrading all of their cameras to be integrated into the new DVR due to budgetary constraints. What would you recommend?

Once the contractor has met with the project manager to receive instructions, he should visit the site and verify that conditions agree with the design package.  What action should the contractor take if he finds changes to the site or conditions that will affect performance of the system?

As part of their site visit, the contractor should inspect, test and document all existing physical protection lines that will be incorporated into the new system.  What should the contractor provide to the project manager for any nonfunctioning items they find.

It is good practice to divide projects pertaining to security equipment installation into several stages.  Which of the following is not a project stage?

A technique for assessing security is to prepare a segmented schedule of overhead, installation and operating costs for the project.  This technique is called?

This type of lock contains a bolt pocket, which is the indent that holds the protruding latch bolt or dead bolt secure in the frame. To open the strike rotates away from the pocket, providing a path for the bolt to escape. This rotating side is called a pivoting lip or keeper. The latch bolt or deadbolt housing itself is mortised (embedded in the door). This type of lock is a?

In addition to prevention, control and recovery, what other stage should be considered when assessing criticality of an asset?

You are asked to recommend a security solution for a door within a facility; the door must remain under access control at all times, but is within a path of egress to a fire door. You must balance this recommendation with life safety issues, such as in the event of a fire or black out. What would you recommend?

A facility is having difficulty with persons tampering with the door closer on an access controlled door, resulting in the door not re securing itself after access. Which of the following options would best mitigate this problem?

Sliding glass doors can be pried out of their track, what would you recommend to mitigate this risk?

What term is best used to describe a system that revolves around protecting vulnerable resources and the introduction of delays?

Which of the following is not a factor if a vendor is to be chosen competently in a request for proposal procurement?

Which of the following procurement types typically require sufficiently detailed design information for the responding vendors to offer a firm fixed price to install and commission the systems specified?

In IFBs, why is it important for the owners to make absolutely sure that sufficient design details and instructions are provided?

Threats against a company and its assets are always present.  What fluctuates is the likelihood that one or more of the threats will be carried out.  How should organizations design their facility protection plans in regard to fluctuations in threats?

Which of the following is not a consideration when implementing security measures in elevated risk mode?

Which of the following is a security measure in high risk mode during business hours?

The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) outlines what type of warranties?

This method of auto lens manipulation is used in analogue hybrid cameras. It works by averaging the video signal, dark and bright, into one overall signal. If the dark areas are brought out, then the bright areas go into overload and wash out. If the bright areas are to be brought out, the dark areas go darker still and lose detail. When the signal is averaged and the decision to improve bright or dark is made, the iris of the lens is forced open (or closed) slightly. This method is known as?

This method of electronic backlight compensation double scans the CCD. The first scan is done at the standard 1/60^th of a second, capturing images in the lower light areas but washing out images in bright areas. Simultaneously, the imager is scanned at 1/10,000 of a second, producing an image in the bright areas. Then the on board processor combines the two images and the best of each is kept whilst the rest is discarded. This method is known as?

You are asked to design a CCTV system, You have recommended a camera to cover a wide area of a laneway. However upon selecting the view you notice that area of view of the camera covers a bathroom window of a tenant in an adjoining building. This camera and coverage of this area is critical, what would you recommend?

Planning, design, estimation, procurement, installation, operation and training in relation to the implementation of a physical protection system are:-

Why is it important to issue an RFP or IFP as part of the procurement phase of a project?

You are part of a panel that has been appointed to procure a IP CCTV system for a government agency in the U.S. Your role is to draw up the bidders’ qualifications component of the RFP.  You must follow government guidelines in relation to selection of the panel.  Which of the following is not a qualification covered by these guidelines?

Which of the following best describes the role of the security consultant in a physical security project?

There are always several trade-offs when one considers the implementation of a new or improved security program. Cost is the most obvious. Which of the following is a less obvious and oftentimes overlooked trade off?

What is the three stage approach recommended in the assessment of criticality or severity?

Relative to CCTV standard capabilities, this aspect of CCTV is described as having visual information stored in a format that allows the study or review of images on a sequential fashion, and also includes various embedded authenticity points, such as time/date stamp or character generation, this is referred to as?

You are asked to recommend a security solution for a single swinging door within a facility; the door must remain under access control at all times. There is there is currently an electric deadbolt fitted to the door. Due to a change in the room usage, there has a large increase in frequency access to this door, which is anticipated to continue over at least the next 5 years. Staff have been hindered by waiting for the existing lock to open and shut, resulting in them chocking the door open, creating nuisance alarms and security concerns. This lock is also starting to show signs of wear and tear. What would you recommend?

This type of lock is a fail safe device and use magnetic force. They are ideal for high frequency access control situations because they are totally free of moving parts and only consist of two components which reduce wear and tear. It is called a?

The following types of lamps are High Intensity discharge HID?

Which of the following need not be a member of a facility’s Emergency Advisory Committee?

The U.S. Public Health Service in co-operation with the American Medical Association has developed a “Medical Self-Help Training Program”. It is designed to prepare people for survival when professional health personnel are not available. Who should attend this training?

You have been selected as project manager to a project situated in a 50 story office block which has a two levels of retails area at its base. The project  involves the replacement of an existing access control system, the upgrading of a 122 camera CCTV system which will include the replacement of all digital cameras with IP cameras and the installation of a multi-device alarm system which is monitored in a security control in a building in an adjacent suburb.  In addition to the fit out you have to manage the outsourcing of the existing in house guard force which will result in the number of guard posts being reduced from 30 to 6.  Where do you start?

Why should the type of procurement be selected before or at the start of the design phase?

You are the security manager in a high rise building.  The sole tenant is the Federal Government but several different agencies are included in the tenancy.  This morning a package was delivered to another building containing Federal Government agencies and on inspection a suspicious white powder was found in the package which has been sent to a laboratory for analysis. While it is suspected to be Anthrax, at this time it has not been confirmed.  No note or demand accompanied the package but it was mailed from Pakistan and it did have excessive postage on it.  ASIO has advised that as a result that the threat level has been raised to “High Risk Mode”.  Which of the following is the recommended actions during business hours in relation to mail and package handling when this level of risk has been advised?

Which of the following is not a security measure in elevated risk mode during business hours?

. In relation to security operating levels, at which level would you implement the following action in relation the main lobby doors of a facility?

Open.  Security officers screen and search personnel entering and send visitors to reception desk.  May require additional officers.

A facility has recently had an incident where a vehicle was used to drive through an entry gate for unlawful purposes. The surrounding fence is a concrete fence with 3 strands of barbed wire on the top, the vehicle entry point has a medium traffic volume using this entrance during office hours and there is a security guard present to check the bona fides of all persons using this entry point and searching all vehicles. After hours the gate is not used and it use to be secured by a lock. The gate now in place is adequate to stop unauthorized pedestrian access. The owners of the facility are concerned about the aesthetics and do not want to restrict traffic or access through this gate any more than before this incident occurred and through the threat assessment the use of a vehicle to use this method to commit crime against the facility and its occupants after hours in future cannot be ruled out. What would you recommend from the following options?

What are the three main components of a Physical Protection System (PPS)?

Fill in the blank: Delay without _____________________ is not delay

What are the three broad groups into which adversaries can be characterized?

Protection-in-depth means?

Fill in the blank: Detection without _______________ is not detection

Which of the following statement is most true?

What are the performance characteristics of Interior & Exterior Sensors?

Which of the following is NOT a classification of an interior sensor?

Which of the following represent Passive sensor?

Which sensor type would not be a good application where there is thin gypsum board walls encompassing the protected room with activity/motion on the other side of the walls?

Terrain following exterior sensors are _______________

A sensor that combines microwave with passive infrared is called?

A fence disturbance sensor is passive, visible and what else?

Ported coaxial cable, microwave and ultrasonic sensors have what in common?

A sensor that has its transmitter and receiver built into the same device or enclosure is called?

What sensor can be visible, LOS and Line detection?

Microwave and ultrasonic sensors operate on a shifting amplitude effect called?

An indoor sensor that is passive, covert and detects a change in an electrostatic field when someone touches the protected object is called?

What active, terrain-following sensor would be used to detect a person crawling on the ground?

Technology used for banks or high-security facilities whereby a single dedicated phone line is supervised at the central station is called?

Which light has the poorest color discrimination?

What are the most important parameters for CCTV lighting systems?

Lighting that is only turned on when an adversary is detected is called?

Protective lighting should first discourage or deter attempts at entry and second?

What are the three strategies exploited by Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)?

A church has a day care center that looks after children while parents are attending the church service. The concern of child safety when in the care of others is generally on the rise in society.  The church decides to be proactive and install large viewing windows in all the classrooms so that people walking by can see at all times what’s going on inside.  This has resulted in caretakers knowing they are always being watched and therefore need to be on their best behavior.  What CPTED principle would best describe this?

A long pathway separates a university campus from the main residence.  A safety concern, particularly for female students walking along the pathway late at night, has been raised by Campus Police.  A proposal was made for improvements that include improved lighting, the clearing away of shrubs and trees along the pathway as well as installing intercom stations on freestanding posts at regular intervals along the pathway. What CPTED principle would best describe this?

A local high school is experiencing a recent problem with drugs and violence in the existing smoking area that’s located behind the school. The principle decided to make use of an under-utilized open court yard located in the middle of the school that is surrounded on all four sides by classrooms.  By moving the smokers in here the thinking was the smokers would get the sense they were being watched all the time and therefore be on their best behavior, and it worked.  What CPTED principle would best describe this?

An access card that has encoded magnetic wires embedded in the card or badge is called?

A process used to search packages for metal objects is called?

What is not an example of explosives detection technology?

Confirming a person’s identity either visually, orally, or by signature is called?

Multi-layered glass with safety film between the layers is called?

The type of lock used in prisons, safety-deposit boxes and lockers as it provides moderate to high security is called?

A Record Safe that can protect up to 1850 Degrees Fahrenheit has a UL classification of?

Outriggers on a fence for a prison should be?

Windows require protection if they are?

A chain link security fence should be constructed as follows:

Outriggers on a fence for a warehouse building should be?

What intervals should repetitive security signage on a fence line typically be?

A type of fence that provides coiled protection and is used in high security facilities would be?

A safe that weighs at least 750 pounds that can resist attack with common hand tools and welding torches for up to 30 minutes is called a(n)?

The most commonly used key-operated lock today where security is considered fair to excellent when high-security cylinders are used is called?

Which one of the following is not an active barrier?

Rapping is an attack on a padlock that can be best described by?

A forceful attack on a safe whereby a burglar uses tools to cut a hole through the walls or door is known as?

Stabilized aqueous foam is considered to be a:

Impressioning is a lock defeat method that involves?

Pedestrian & vehicular entrances should be lit to how many foot-candles?

Which network architecture provides for redundancy in that if the network becomes severed, the device will continue to communicate along an alternate path?

What technology is highly resistant to video tampering as tampering can be easily detected?

What is the single most important measure of an AC&D system?

The F-number for a security camera is:

The amount of light necessary to produce a useable video signal from any video camera is a function of?

A type of compression that tries to predict the action of the scene and may not work well for fast moving scenes is: