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Jim is a forensic specialist. He seized a suspect computer from a crime scene, removed the hard drive and bagged it, documented and labeled the equipment, took photographs, completed a chain of custody form, and locked the computer in his car. On the way to the lab, he stopped to purchase supplies to use at the next crime scene. What did Jim do wrong?

a) He should have performed drive analysis at the scene.

b) He made the drive susceptible to demagnetization by bagging it.

c) He left the computer unattended while shopping for supplies.

d) He should not have removed the hard drive at the scene.

Explanation / Answer

Jim being a forensic speciaist must follow the "Forensic Bagging and tagging process" which clearly states that the computer or the hard drive should also be placed in separate antistatic bag.

Antistatic bags: They are used for keeping the elctronic gadgets save from the electrostatic discharge. This is done to make sure such devices dont loose any data or get damaged due to any change in weather,temperature or physical conditions.

Conclusion: Answer (b) He made the drive susceptible to demagnetization by bagging it.

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