In the Case Where Digital Investigators Dealing with Distributed Systems

question 14

Multiple Choice

In the case where digital investigators dealing with distributed systems need to collect data from remote sites, the following procedure is recommended:

• A) Notify personnel at the remote sites to leave everything as is, and arrange for travel to the remote locations
• B) Notify personnel at the remote sites to shut down all systems and send the hard drives to the forensic lab
• C) Utilize remote forensics tools to acquire data from the remote sites' RAM as well as the hard drives
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Revolving Armature Type

A design in electrical generators where the armature, or the part that generates electricity, rotates within a stationary magnetic field.

Sliprings

Circular bands of metal placed on the rotating part of a machine. Carbon brushes riding in contact with the sliprings provide connection to the external circuit.

Commutators

A mechanical switch used in some electric motors and electrical generators to reverse the direction of current flow in the coils.

Hydrogen Atmosphere

An environment or a setting that predominantly contains hydrogen gas (H2).