Your Company Has Decided to Replace Several Hundred Hard Drives

question 47

Multiple Choice

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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Definitions:

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that calculates the cost of goods sold and ending inventory based on the average cost of all units available for sale.

Percentage Completion

An accounting method used to recognize revenue and expenses in long-term projects, based on the project's degree of completion.

Weighted-Average Process Costing System

A costing methodology that averages the costs of different production batches over a period to calculate the cost per unit.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in cost accounting to convert partially completed units of production into a number of fully completed units for accounting purposes.