Record block

The number of records appearing between interblock gaps on magnetic storage media.
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The term “computer forensics” was coined in 1991 in the first training session held by the International Association of Computer Specialists (IACIS) in Portland, Oregon. Since then, computer forensics has become a popular topic in computer security circles and in the legal community. Like any other forensic science, computer forensics deals with the application of law to a science. In this case, the science involved is computer science and some refer to it as Forensic Computer Science. Computer forensics has also been described as the autopsy of a computer hard disk drive because specialized software tools and techniques are required to analyze the various levels at which computer data is stored after the fact. Computer forensics deals with the preservation, identification, extraction, and documentation of computer evidence. The field is relatively new to the private sector, but it has been the mainstay of technologyrelated investigations and intelligence gathering in law enforcement and military agencies since the mid1980s. Like any other forensic science, computer forensics involves the use of sophisticated technology tools and procedures that must be followed to guarantee the accuracy of the preservation of evidence and the accuracy of results concerning computer evidence processing. Typically, computer forensic tools exist in the form of computer software.
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Magnetic representation of residual information remaining on a magnetic medium after the medium has been cleared. (. See clearing. )
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Residual information remaining on storage media after clearing. (. See magnetic remanence and clearing. )The residual magnetism that remains on magnetic storage media after degaussing.
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(1) An entity that can have many properties (either declarative, procedural, or both) associated with it. (2) An instance of a class. A passive entity that provides information or data to subjects. An object can be a file, a database, a computer, a program, a process, a file, a printer, a storage media, and so on. Passive entity containing or receiving information. Access to an object implies access to the information it contains.
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