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 method will not allow the company to recycle the device? (Select all that apply.)

A. Shredder

B. Low level format

C. Degaussing

D. Overwrite

E. Incineration

F. Drive wipe

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Houston Norris

Computers & Technology

15 July, 14:29

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 method will not allow the company to recycle the device? (Select all that apply.)

A. Shredder

B. Low level format

C. Degaussing

D. Overwrite

E. Incineration

F. Drive wipe

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Bush · Answer 1

Drive Wipe F is correct

Explanation:

Drives content is virtual so it wouldn't work to shred or incinerate it. overwriting it wouldn't work to get rid of files exactly. it might get rid of the files but it would replace the files with other files.