Geoff is the payroll clerk for a ﬁrm that maintains its payroll through computerized records on a centralized server. One of his responsibilities is employee ﬁle maintenance, including the destruction of records after the retention time has elapsed. His method of purging employee records is to delete the ﬁle from the database. What other record destruction procedures should Geoff follow?
A)He should purge the record from the server.
B)None. His method is acceptable.
C)He should check all other employees' computers to ensure that the record is deleted.
D)He should send an interoﬃce request to have someone in the information technology department remove the record from the server.

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Geoff should ensure that the record is purged from the server to prevent unauthorized access or recovery of deleted files. Simply deleting from the database may not completely remove the data from the server.

Geoff Is the Payroll Clerk for a ﬁRm That Maintains