provide laptops running the Windows 7 Enterprise edition to its existing staff. Tom has configured the laptops to take a daily backup to external hard drives. These drives may not be secure. What…

The correct answer is B. Verify and convert the drives to NTFS. NTFS is a high-performance file system proprietary to Microsoft. NTFS supports file-level security, compression, and auditing. It also supports large volumes and powerful storage solution such as RAID. The latest feature of NTFS is its ability to encrypt files and folders to…

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provide laptops running the Windows 7 Enterprise edition to its existing staff. Tom has configured the laptops to take a daily backup to external hard drives. These drives may not be secure. What must Tom do first to secure the external drives?

Options

AVerify and convert the drives to FAT 32.
BVerify and convert the drives to NTFS.
CAttach a secure locked cable from the laptop to the drive.
DMake sure that no one can take the external drives out of the company.

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Explanation

NTFS is a high-performance file system proprietary to Microsoft. NTFS supports file-level security, compression, and auditing. It also supports large volumes and powerful storage solution such as RAID. The latest feature of NTFS is its ability to encrypt files and folders to protect sensitive data.

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#NTFS#file system security#external drives#EFS/BitLocker prerequisites

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