CompTIA
HIT-001 · Question #68
A electronic patient database has reached end-of-life according to the policies of your healthcare facility, and it has been tagged for destruction to keep patient data confidential. Which method of…
The correct answer is B. Deleting all files and programs that used those files on the server. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A electronic patient database has reached end-of-life according to the policies of your healthcare facility, and it has been tagged for destruction to keep patient data confidential. Which method of destruction is NOT appropriate for this data?
Options
- APhysically destroying storage media like CDs and DVDs with a shredder.
- BDeleting all files and programs that used those files on the server.
- CUsing Department of Defense-accepted software to overwrite hard drives and replace previously
- DMagnetically erasing or degaussing hard drives
How the community answered
(22 responses)- A9% (2)
- B86% (19)
- C5% (1)
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