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CCSP · Question #711
Which data sanitation method is also commonly referred to as "zeroing"?
The correct answer is A. Overwriting. The zeroing of data--or the writing of null values or arbitrary data to ensure deletion has been fully completed--is officially referred to as overwriting. Nullification, deleting, and blanking are provided as distractor terms.
Submitted by tom_us· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Data Security
Question
Which data sanitation method is also commonly referred to as "zeroing"?
Options
- AOverwriting
- BNullification
- CBlanking
- DDeleting
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A88% (28)
- B3% (1)
- C6% (2)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
The zeroing of data--or the writing of null values or arbitrary data to ensure deletion has been fully completed--is officially referred to as overwriting. Nullification, deleting, and blanking are provided as distractor terms.
Topics
#data sanitation#overwriting#zeroing#data destruction
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