Which of the following does not destroy the data on a hard drive?

A. Disk wiping
B. Data destruction
C. Formatting
D. Degaussing


Answer: C
Explanation: Formatting deletes the operating system and the addressing table from a disk, but it does not delete the actual data. The data can be restored with data recovery software.

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