HANDLING COMPUTER FILES
CONTENT
- Methods of File Security
- Advantages of Computerized Files
- Limitations of Computerized Files
Methods of File Security
1. Backups
The process of backing up a file refers to making copies of file so that these additional copies may be used to restore the original data after a data loss event. Two distinct purpose of backup are;
(i) Primary purpose: This is to recover data as a reaction to data loss, be it data corruption or deleted data.
(ii) Secondary Purpose: The secondary purpose of data is to recover data from a historical period of time within the constraints of a user-defined data retention policy.
2. Anti-virus
An anti-virus program protects a computer file from malicious virus attack, detects and heals files that have been attacked. It is a program written to fight computer virus. Viruses are self replicating programs that make copies of themselves and can infect other programs. There are a number of antivirus packages available in the market, some major ones are Norton antivirus, McAfee Scan, Karspasky, Avast, etc.
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