EC-CouncilDigital Forensics Essentials
Domain 2Objective 5
Forensic Image Formats and Standards DFE Practice Questions (Page 3)
Part of the Storage Media and Data Acquisition domain, which makes up ~12% of our current practice bank.
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Which standard or specification is an open, extensible format for storing forensic images and associated metadata, designed to address limitations of proprietary formats and to support digital preservation?
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An examiner must acquire a small USB drive and later analyze it with multiple forensic tools that may not support proprietary formats. Which image format is the most appropriate to ensure maximum interoperability?
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A forensic examiner is acquiring a drive that is known to contain highly compressible data. The examiner has ample storage space but needs to ensure the acquisition is completed as quickly as possible. The examiner also needs to verify the integrity of the image. Which format should the examiner choose?
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A forensic team is comparing two image formats for a new case. They need to choose a format that supports compression, stores case metadata, and can be read by multiple forensic tools. Which format best meets these requirements?
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Which forensic image format is a proprietary format developed by Guidance Software (now OpenText) that supports compression, integrity checks, and metadata such as case number and examiner name?
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