An Administrator Needs to Securely Dispose of 150 Computers with SATA

question 623

Multiple Choice

An administrator needs to securely dispose of 150 computers with SATA HDDs. Which of the following methods would ensure all data is erased in the MOST secure manner?

• A) Use a degaussing tool on the hard drives
• B) Use disk-wiping software
• C) Use a utility to zero-fill the hard drive
• D) Use a shredder to physically destroy the platters
• E) Use fdisk to destroy the partition table Use fdisk to destroy the partition table

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