CERTIFIED PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL (CPP-
ASIS) EXAM REVIEW STUDY QUESTIONS
CORRECTLY ANSWERED 100% VERIFIED.
The most widely used security device is:
A. An alarm systems
B. A lock-and-key device
C. Protective lighting
D. CCTV
E. A fence
B
Which of the following locks has been in use the longest and has no security
value?
A. The disc-tumbler lock
B. The warded lock
C. The wafer lock
D. The pin-tumbler lock
E. The lever lock
B
The lock that is mostly used today for cabinets, lockers, and safe deposit boxes
is:
A. The wafer lock
B. The disc-tumbler lock
C. The pin-tumbler lock
D. The lever lock
E. Any locking device
D
The most widely used lock in the United States today for exterior building doors
and interior room doors is:
A. The disc-tumbler lock
B. The pin-tumbler lock
C. The lever lock
D. The wafer lock
E. None of the above
,B
The best-known performance standard for guidance on the criteria of effective
locking systems is published by:
A. Medeco
B. The Bureau of Standards
C. Underwriters Laboratories
D. Best Access Systems
E. None of the above
C
UL standards for the resistance to picking to align tumblers should be at least:
A. 3 minutes
B. 5 minutes
C. 10 minutes
D. 20 minutes
E. 30 minutes
C
The sensor that is used when air turbulence is present in the room being
protected and when there are no potential false alarm sources outside the room
and in the field of the detector is a (n):
A. Vibration detector
B. Microwave motion detector
C. Ultrasonic motion detector
D. Acoustic detector
E. None of the above
B
The sensor that is used when light air turbulence, vibration, or motion is present
outside the room is a(n):
A. Vibration detector
B. Microwave motion detector
C. Ultrasonic motion detector
D. Acoustic detector
E. None of the above
D
Foil used as a detector on a glass window to signal a surreptitious or forcible
entry is an example of a(n):
,A. Vibration sensor
B. Microwave sensor
C. Capacitance sensor
D. Acoustic sensor
E. Electromechanical sensor
E
The type of sensor that is designed to place a current-carrying conductor
between an intruder and an area to be protected is known as a(n):
A. Vibration sensor
B. Microwave sensor
C. Capacitance sensor
D. Acoustic sensor
E. Electromechanical sensor
E
Which of the following does not pertain to the foil-type sensor?
A. The cost of installation is cheap.
B. The cost of the sensor is cheap.
C. It acts as a psychological deterrent.
D. It is subjected to false alarms because of breaks.
E. Small cracks in the tape, or foil, will disable it.
F. All of the above.
A
The kind of sensor that is based on the Doppler principle, named after the
Austrian scientist who originated the concept, is a(n):
A. Capacitance sensor
B. Electromechanical sensor
C. Microwave sensor
D. Acoustic sensor
E. Photo sensor
C
The sound wave sensor is commonly referred to as a(n):
A. Radar detector
B. Proximity detector
C. Vibration detector
, D. Ultrasonic detector
E. Electromechanical sensor
D
The type of sensor that is not influenced by exterior noise, reacts only to
movement within a protected area, and can also be adjusted to the movement
of air caused by a fire to activate the alarm is known as a(n):
A. Proximity sensor
B. Radar sensor
C. Vibration sensor
D. Ultrasonic sensor
E. Microwave sensor
D
An alarm system that uses a sound- or light-generating device, such as a bell or
strobe lights, located on the exterior wall of the protective area to call attention
to a violation is known as a(n):
A. Intruder alarm
B. Local alarm
C. Direct alarm
D. Proprietary alarm
E. Central station alarm
B
An alarm system that is monitored by security personnel under the control of
the owner of the establishment being protected is known as a(n):
A. Intruder alarm
B. Local alarm
C. Direct alarm
D. Proprietary alarm
E. Central station alarm
D
A specially constructed microphone attached directly to an object or surface to
be protected and that responds only when the protected object or surfaced is
disturbed is known as a:
A. Special acoustic microphone
B. Parabolic microphone
C. Contact microphone
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