lab 14 Flashcards
What is the primary means by which data can be sanitized?
Overwriting
Deletion
Formatting
Removing partitions
Overwriting
When files are no longer visible in a directory listing, the data is not recoverable.
True
False
False
What does deletion do to a file?
Removes its data from the storage device
Labels its clusters or blocks as available for reuse
Changes the partition table entry
Moves it to a caching directory
Labels its clusters or blocks as available for reuse
Which of the following are common forms of sanitization? (Select all that apply)
Zeroization
Writing random data
Moving the file to other directories
Marking the clusters or blocks as bad
Storing fragments contiguously
Zeroization
Writing random data
What is the term used to reference material on a storage device that might be recoverable?
Backups
Remnants
Shadow copies
Versioning
Archives
Remnants
