Question

Donnell backed up the information on his computer every week on a flash drive. Before copying the files to the flash drive, he always ran a virus scan against the files to ensure that no viruses were being copied to the flash drive. He bought a new computer and inserted the flash drive so that he could transfer his files onto the new computer. He got a message on the new computer that the flash drive was corrupted and unreadable; the information on the flash drive cannot be retrieved. Assuming that the flash drive is not carrying a virus, which of the following does this situation reflect?

a. Compromise of the security of the information on the flash drive
b. Risk of a potential breach in the integrity of the data on the flash drive
c. Both of the above
d. Neither of the above.

Answer 1

b. Risk of a potential breach in the integrity of the data on the flash drive

Step-by-step explanation:

The corrupted or unreadable file error is an error message generated if you are unable to access the external hard drive connected to the system through the USB port. This error indicates that the files on the external hard drive are no longer accessible and cannot be opened.

There are several reasons that this error message can appear:

• Viruses and Malware affecting the external hard drive .
• Physical damage to external hard drive or USB memory .
• Improper ejection of removable drives.