EC-Council
312-49V9 · Question #437
The rule of thumb when shutting down a system is to pull the power plug. However, it has certain drawbacks. Which of the following would that be?
The correct answer is A. Any data not yet flushed to the system will be lost B. All running processes will be lost. Volitile memory will be lost. Data is not flushed to the system, it is flushed to the disk.
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Question
The rule of thumb when shutting down a system is to pull the power plug. However, it has certain drawbacks. Which of the following would that be?
Options
- AAny data not yet flushed to the system will be lost
- BAll running processes will be lost
- CThe /tmp directory will be flushed
- DPower interruption will corrupt the pagefile
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A81% (30)
- C5% (2)
- D14% (5)
Explanation
Volitile memory will be lost. Data is not flushed to the system, it is flushed to the disk.
Topics
#volatile data#power interruption#live acquisition#evidence collection
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