Shredder, incineration, and degaussing will not allow for reuse of the hard drives, as these methods destroy the drives or their functionality, unlike a drive wipe, overwrite, or low level format that erase data while allowing the drives to be reused. The correct answer is c, d and f.
The company's goals are to donate the hard drives and ensure they are completely wiped of data. The disposal methods that will NOT allow for the reuse of the drives by the local school system are the following:
- Shredder: This method physically destroys the hard drive, making it impossible to reuse.
- Incineration: Incineration will completely destroy the hard drive, again preventing any possibility of reuse.
- Degaussing: While degaussing can sometimes leave the physical drive intact, it often renders the drive unusable by destroying the magnetic field that stores the data.
On the other hand, methods such as a drive wipe, overwrite, and low level format are designed to erase data without damaging the hard drive, allowing them to be reused effectively.
The correct answer is c, d and f.
The complete question is:
Your company has decided to replace several hundred hard drives. It would like to donate the old hard drives to a local school system that will use them to increase storage on systems for students. However, the company also wants to make sure the hard drives are completely wiped before donating them. Which disposal methods will NOT achieve both specified goals? (Select all that apply.)
a. Drive wipe
b. Overwrite
c. Shredder
d. Incineration
e. Low level format
f. Degaussing