1.1.3

Question 1

Know what a Forensic Technician and a Digital Forensics Investigator do

Answer 1

forensic tech- analyze/ collect evidence
Digital forensics- identify/ process data digitally

Question 2

Know the different parts of the hair and be able to identify them

Answer 2

Hair shaft
Hair root
Dermis
Medulla
cortex
cuticle

Question 3

Know the parts of a microscope and how to operate one.

Answer 3

Eye piece
Light source
Arm
Objective lenses
Stage
Stage clips/ holder
Course focus
Fine focus
Base
On/off button

Question 4

Know the main patterns of fingerprints and be able to identify them

Answer 4

Plain Whorl: has rings (like the inside of a tree)
Loop: as a dull looking arch (head of a sausage but thinner)
Double loop: sausages swirl together (like yin and yang)
Arch: looks like a mountain but not a pointy one
Tented arch: in the middle of an arch fingerprint it has a little triangle looking star shaped lines

Question 5

Be able to recognize the minutiae in a fingerprint

Answer 5

(study this one separately)

Question 6

know whos fingerprints were found at the scene

Answer 6

note : eric peidman, beaker: anna garcia

Question 7

Know the types of digital evidence that can be analyzed on a smartphone.

Answer 7

Photographs, text messages, emails, voicemails, social media post, internet search
+ browser history and location data