Which of the following is the MOST secure method, short of physical destruction, that would be used to ensure that data on a hard drive cannot be recovered?

Which of the following is the MOST secure method, short of physical destruction, that would
be used to ensure that data on a hard drive cannot be recovered?

Which of the following is the MOST secure method, short of physical destruction, that would
be used to ensure that data on a hard drive cannot be recovered?

A.
Use a degaussing tool

B.
Format the drive

C.
Use an overwrite program

D.
Repartition the drive

Explanation:

Reference:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/261702/how_to_securely_erase_your_hard_drive.html



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SDG

SDG

Degaussing would render the drive completely unusable. Altho the Q doesn’t specify if it’ll be reused, the ‘short of physical destruction’ is the clue where overwrite is the better option here.

Jamaul

Jamaul

Shut up white boi and degauss this BBC

#13 Blacklight

#13 Blacklight

I’m just a second away from turning your cerebral cortex into pudding.

Bob

Bob

how can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?