IT EXAM Thoughts:

[Agent47]

How'd everyone go?

[lolattack]

Personally thought, while it wasn't much harder, the questions seemed more ambiguous than previous years.

Advantages of using cloud computing for the safe disposal of data anyone?

[excal]

Ambiguity. Some things never change.

[engton1796]

Personally thought, while it wasn't much harder, the questions seemed more ambiguous than previous years.

Advantages of using cloud computing for the safe disposal of data anyone?

For this, I put either that it can be accessed from anywhere, or that its online storage means that it can be accessed in case of computer failure.

Was happy with this exam, overall.

[McDuck]

For this, I put either that it can be accessed from anywhere, or that its online storage means that it can be accessed in case of computer failure.

Was happy with this exam, overall.

I was confused on this question, it's asking for the safe disposal of data. Doesn't that mean getting rid of it instead of accessing it?

[Aaron]

Not sure if you guys read the other thread or not, but Mark Kelly's post-mortem for the MC section is up:
http://vceit.com/p/postmortem-2014i.htm

Good way to reflect on your responses. I'm sure the short answer analysis will be up soon also.

[engton1796]

I was confused on this question, it's asking for the safe disposal of data. Doesn't that mean getting rid of it instead of accessing it?

Yeah, my bad.  I was thinking of that sports club Multiple Choice question.

For disadvantages, I remember putting if the cloud storage site was corrupt, the files uploaded would have been saved by others if the people who stored the files online decided to delete them.
Don't think the wording was very good, though...

And thanks Aaron!
Enjoy Kelly's posts.

[lolattack]

Yeah, my bad.  I was thinking of that sports club Multiple Choice question.

For disadvantages, I remember putting if the cloud storage site was corrupt, the files uploaded would have been saved by others if the people who stored the files online decided to delete them.
Don't think the wording was very good, though...

And thanks Aaron!
Enjoy Kelly's posts.

For disadvantages I said the security of the the disposed data depends on the security measures put in place by the cloud computing company - which is out of your control unlike disposing of data on a portable HDD which you can personally overwrite yourself.

I still can't think of a valid advantage - I wrote something similar to what Mark Kelly did but it still doesn't sound right.

[engton1796]

For disadvantages I said the security of the the disposed data depends on the security measures put in place by the cloud computing company - which is out of your control unlike disposing of data on a portable HDD which you can personally overwrite yourself.

I still can't think of a valid advantage - I wrote something similar to what Mark Kelly did but it still doesn't sound right.

I compared cloud storage to hardware storage. If hardware storage breaks or something happens, it's gone. Cloud storage is online and can be accessed from anywhere.
I think that's what I put.
I didn't know Mark had done the short answer tho..