CompTIA exam questions
A company has purchased new computers. The old computers will be donated to a local charity. Before the computers are picked up, the president of the company wants to make sure that the computers do not have confidential company information on them. Which of the following is the BEST method to accomplish this?
A. Run CHKDSK
B. Format the hard drive
C. Use a degaussing tool
D. Defragment the hard drive
Which of the following is the MOST secure method, short of physical destruction, that would be used to ensure that data on a hard drive cannot be recovered?
A. Use a degaussing tool
B. Format the drive
C. Use an overwrite program
D. Repartition the drive
A users CRT monitor was damaged by a large magnet, resulting in a distorted image. Which of the following can a technician do to BEST safely fix the monitor?
A. Replace cathode ray tube
B. Power cycle the monitor
C. Run degaussing tools
D. Adjust monitors brightness
Which of the following methods is BEST used to ensure that data on a hard drive cannot be recovered?
A. Overwrite the drive
B. Use a degaussing tool
C. Repartition the drive
D. Format the drive
A technician needs to rebuild a computer that had a virus. Which of the following data destruction methods should be used to ensure the virus has been successfully erased before reinstalling the operating system, programs, and all user data?
A. Standard format
B. Low level format
C. Shredder
D. Degaussing tool