Information Systems and Computer Applications CLEP Prep Practice Exam

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When data is deleted from a storage device, what happens?

It is erased
It is destroyed
It is moved
It is backed up

The correct answer is: It is erased

When data is deleted from a storage device, it is erased or removed from the device. This means that the data is no longer accessible or recoverable from the device. Option B, destruction, may imply that the data is irreversibly removed from existence, which is not necessarily the case. Option C, movement, may suggest that the data is relocated to another storage location, which is not accurate when talking about deletion. Option D, backup, refers to making copies of data for safekeeping and is not relevant to the process of deleting data. Therefore, the correct answer is A, as data is simply erased from the storage device.