CERTIFIED DIGITAL FORENSICS
EXAMINER EXAM QUESTION AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES 2026 Q&A
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1) Which of the following is the first priority when beginning a digital forensic
investigation?
A) Recover deleted files
B) Preserve evidence integrity
C) Interview witnesses
D) Document network traffic
Rationale: Preserving evidence integrity ensures that data remains unchanged
and admissible in court.
2) What is chain of custody?
A) A list of deleted files
B) A backup schedule
C) Documentation of evidence handling
D) Forensic software license
Rationale: Chain of custody tracks who collected, handled, and transferred
evidence.
,3) Which tool is commonly used for disk imaging?
A) Notepad
B) Virus scanner
C) FTK Imager
D) Wireshark
Rationale: FTK Imager creates forensic images of storage media for analysis.
4) What is the purpose of write blockers?
A) Speed up processing
B) Prevent modification of original evidence
C) Delete temporary files
D) Scan for malware
Rationale: Write blockers stop any writes to storage during acquisition.
5) When documenting a scene, what should be included?
A) Only digital evidence
B) Only eyewitness accounts
C) Location, condition, and context
D) Only software versions
Rationale: Complete documentation captures the full context of evidence.
6) What file system artifact stores recently accessed file information on
Windows?
A) Registry HKEY_USERS
B) Prefetch files
C) MFT table
D) Pagefile.sys
, Rationale: Prefetch maintains info about recently used applications.
7) In memory forensics, what can volatile memory reveal?
A) Deleted emails
B) File metadata
C) Running processes and network connections
D) Hard drive partitions
Rationale: Volatile memory contains active system state data.
8) The MD5 hash algorithm is used for what purpose?
A) Encrypt files
B) Verify file integrity
C) Compress data
D) Extract metadata
Rationale: Hashes prove that evidence has not changed.
9) What does the Registry in Windows contain?
A) Network packets
B) Configuration and user settings
C) Video files
D) Encrypted drives
Rationale: Registry stores system and user configuration data.
10) Which format is commonly used for forensic images?
A) DOCX
B) MP4
EXAMINER EXAM QUESTION AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES 2026 Q&A
INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1) Which of the following is the first priority when beginning a digital forensic
investigation?
A) Recover deleted files
B) Preserve evidence integrity
C) Interview witnesses
D) Document network traffic
Rationale: Preserving evidence integrity ensures that data remains unchanged
and admissible in court.
2) What is chain of custody?
A) A list of deleted files
B) A backup schedule
C) Documentation of evidence handling
D) Forensic software license
Rationale: Chain of custody tracks who collected, handled, and transferred
evidence.
,3) Which tool is commonly used for disk imaging?
A) Notepad
B) Virus scanner
C) FTK Imager
D) Wireshark
Rationale: FTK Imager creates forensic images of storage media for analysis.
4) What is the purpose of write blockers?
A) Speed up processing
B) Prevent modification of original evidence
C) Delete temporary files
D) Scan for malware
Rationale: Write blockers stop any writes to storage during acquisition.
5) When documenting a scene, what should be included?
A) Only digital evidence
B) Only eyewitness accounts
C) Location, condition, and context
D) Only software versions
Rationale: Complete documentation captures the full context of evidence.
6) What file system artifact stores recently accessed file information on
Windows?
A) Registry HKEY_USERS
B) Prefetch files
C) MFT table
D) Pagefile.sys
, Rationale: Prefetch maintains info about recently used applications.
7) In memory forensics, what can volatile memory reveal?
A) Deleted emails
B) File metadata
C) Running processes and network connections
D) Hard drive partitions
Rationale: Volatile memory contains active system state data.
8) The MD5 hash algorithm is used for what purpose?
A) Encrypt files
B) Verify file integrity
C) Compress data
D) Extract metadata
Rationale: Hashes prove that evidence has not changed.
9) What does the Registry in Windows contain?
A) Network packets
B) Configuration and user settings
C) Video files
D) Encrypted drives
Rationale: Registry stores system and user configuration data.
10) Which format is commonly used for forensic images?
A) DOCX
B) MP4
