Questions from Crime and Investigation


Q: What is the forensic examiner’s main goal when obtaining data from an

What is the forensic examiner’s main goal when obtaining data from an HDD? Why is this best accomplished by removing the HDD from the system and placing it in a laboratory forensic computer?

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Q: Why does a forensic examiner take a “fingerprint” of a

Why does a forensic examiner take a “fingerprint” of a drive before and after imaging its contents?

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Q: What is a swap file and how is it useful for forensic

What is a swap file and how is it useful for forensic examiners?

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Q: What is the difference between visible and latent data? How is

What is the difference between visible and latent data? How is latent data viewed?

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Q: What is file slack? How can it be useful to the

What is file slack? How can it be useful to the forensic examiner?

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Q: What is unallocated space? Name three processes that cause latent data

What is unallocated space? Name three processes that cause latent data to be stored in unallocated space.

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Q: At the Museum of Culture Studies, a diary that belonged to

At the Museum of Culture Studies, a diary that belonged to Martin Luther King, Jr., has been stolen and replaced by a fake. The only evidence is a fingerprint impression left by the thief on the fake...

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Q: What is an Internet cache and why is it of interest to

What is an Internet cache and why is it of interest to forensic examiners?

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Q: What are cookies? What is their basic purpose and how are

What are cookies? What is their basic purpose and how are they used by forensic examiners?

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Q: Name two features in a Web browser that can be sources of

Name two features in a Web browser that can be sources of information for forensic examiners. How would the examiner use each of these features?

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