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You are working as an independent computer forensics investigator and received a call from a systems administrator for a local school system requesting your assistance. One of the students at the…
The correct answer is C. Bit-stream copy. A bit-stream copy (also called a forensic image or sector-by-sector copy) is required for forensic investigations. Unlike a simple backup or full backup - which only copies active, accessible files - a bit-stream copy duplicates every bit on the drive, including deleted files…
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You are working as an independent computer forensics investigator and received a call from a systems administrator for a local school system requesting your assistance. One of the students at the local high school is suspected of downloading inappropriate images from the Internet to a PC in the Computer Lab. When you arrive at the school, the systems administrator hands you a hard drive and tells you that he made a "simple backup copy" of the hard drive in the PC and put it on this drive and requests that you examine the drive for evidence of the suspected images. You inform him that a "simple backup copy" will not provide deleted files or recover file fragments. What type of copy do you need to make to ensure that the evidence found is complete and admissible in future proceeding?
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- ARobust copy
- BIncremental backup copy
- CBit-stream copy
- DFull backup copy
How the community answered
(44 responses)- A5% (2)
- B7% (3)
- C86% (38)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
A bit-stream copy (also called a forensic image or sector-by-sector copy) is required for forensic investigations. Unlike a simple backup or full backup - which only copies active, accessible files - a bit-stream copy duplicates every bit on the drive, including deleted files, file fragments, slack space, and unallocated space. This ensures no evidence is missed and the integrity of the evidence is preserved, making it admissible in court. Robust copy and incremental backup copy are not standard forensic terms and do not capture the complete disk state needed for a legally defensible investigation.
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