220-1002 Question #83: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: Shredding. Physical shredding using an industrial hard drive shredder is the most definitive data destruction method, rendering drives into small fragments from which data recovery is technically impossible. Standard formatting only removes the file system index while leaving data intact on

Question

A technician has replaced several corporate human resources computers and is asked to ensure the information on the drives cannot be retrieved. Which of the following destruction methods would BEST ensure this data is irretrievable?

Options

AOverwriting
BFormatting
CShredding
DDrive wiping

Explanation

Physical shredding using an industrial hard drive shredder is the most definitive data destruction method, rendering drives into small fragments from which data recovery is technically impossible. Standard formatting only removes the file system index while leaving data intact on the platters. Overwriting and drive wiping can still leave residual traces recoverable with forensic tools. For sensitive HR data on corporate hardware being decommissioned, physical shredding is the gold-standard method to guarantee irretrievability.

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