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Objective 3.1CC

3.1 Understand physical access controls.

Objective 3.1 sits in Access Control Concepts, which carries 22% of the Certified in Cybersecurity exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the ISC2 page it rests on.

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3-1Access Control ConceptsEasy

What does a physical access control system do?

Authenticates people entering a siteCorrect · your answerCorrect. Electronic authentication of people at entry is the system's job.
Encrypts files on office computersFile encryption is a logical control on data, not doors.
Schedules building maintenanceMaintenance scheduling is facilities management, and no gate decision depends on it.
Tracks inventory in warehousesInventory tracking watches goods; a PACS watches people.

Correct.

Concept

Physical access control answers the same question as logical access control, who may pass, but at doors and gates instead of logins.

Why A

A PACS is a collection of technologies that control physical access to sites by electronically authenticating employees, contractors, and visitors.

Source

#physical-access#pacs

Now you: objective 3.1 questions

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Sample question 1 of 3

3-1Access Control ConceptsEasy

Which trio are examples of PACS access points?

Sample question 2 of 3

3-1Access Control ConceptsModerate

After entering the lobby, a contractor taps a credential on a reader. Besides reading its data, what does the reader do with it?

Sample question 3 of 3

3-1Access Control ConceptsModerate

At a high-security door, an engineer's fingerprint is scanned. What is the scan verified against?

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