Phil decides to sell his personal computer to buy a new laptop, so he deletes all the data on his hard drive. To ensure that the data on his hard drive cannot be recovered using any special software, he _____ the hard drive-overwrites the hard drive several times using a disk erasing software-before the selling the system.
A)wipes
B)encrypts
C)backs up
D)synchronizes

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Wiping a hard drive involves overwriting the existing data on the drive multiple times to prevent data recovery, which is exactly what Phil does to ensure his data cannot be recovered.

Phil Decides to Sell His Personal Computer to Buy a New