Data and system disposal

Question 1

WEE directive

Answer 1

Waste electronic and electrical equipment gives guidance about how hazardous materials should be disposed safely e.g. mercury can damage the environment

Question 2

WAC

Answer 2

Waste acceptance criteria means that before equipment can be sent to a land fill, it has to pass a set of rules. Hazardous materials like elements found in computer monitors wont pass the criteria.

Question 3

Hazardous waste directive

Answer 3

Ensures that businesses store hazardous materials and equipment safely and use authorised businesses to dispose of waste.

Question 4

DPA

Answer 4

The data protection act has a principle that specifies that data can only be kept for a reasonable amount of time before being securely deleted.

Question 5

Methods of data and system diaposal

Answer 5

Overwriting
Electromagnetic wiping
Physical destruction

Question 6

Overwriting

Answer 6

This is when data is sent to the hard disk drive to overwrite binary values currently on the drive, resetting the data

Question 7

Electromagnetic wiping

Answer 7

A machine called a degausser, which has a very strong electromagnetic coil, is used to completely wipr the hard disk drive

Question 8

Physical destruction

Answer 8

This will guarantee that the data is rendered permanently inaccessible and the storage media unusable . E.g. shredding and sledgehammers