CDS 351 - Chapter 6: Recovering Data

Clean Room

an environment that has a controlled level of contamination, such as from dust, microbes, and other particles

Consistency Checking

a technique for file system repair that involves scanning a disk's logical structure and ensuring that it is consistent with its specification

grep

a popular Linux/UNIX search tool

Inode

a data structure in the file system that stores all the infromation about a file except its name and its actual data

Logical Damage

damage to how the data is stored, for example file system corruption

Physical Damage

damage to actual hard drive parts; for example, a damaged platter or spindle

Test System

a functional system compatible with the hard drive from which someone is trying to recover data

Zero-Knowledge Analysis

a technique for file system repair that involves recovering data from a damaged partition with limited knowledge of the file system