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A technician needs to rebuild a computer that had a virus. Which of the following data destruction methods should be used to ensure the virus has been successfully erased before reinstalling the…
The correct answer is A. Standard format. A standard format (full format, not quick format) rewrites the entire file system on the drive, effectively removing the virus and all existing data. This is the appropriate and practical step before reinstalling an OS. A low-level format (B) is a more extreme, time-consuming…
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A technician needs to rebuild a computer that had a virus. Which of the following data destruction methods should be used to ensure the virus has been successfully erased before reinstalling the operating system, programs, and all user data?
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- AStandard format
- BLow level format
- CShredder
- DDegaussing tool
How the community answered
(65 responses)- A75% (49)
- B8% (5)
- C5% (3)
- D12% (8)
Explanation
A standard format (full format, not quick format) rewrites the entire file system on the drive, effectively removing the virus and all existing data. This is the appropriate and practical step before reinstalling an OS. A low-level format (B) is a more extreme, time-consuming process used for secure data sanitization and is unnecessary for simple virus removal. A shredder (C) and degaussing tool (D) are methods of physical or magnetic destruction, which would make the drive completely unusable - not suitable when the goal is to reuse the drive.
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