Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
and.how.of.electronic.information.in.a.deeper.and.more.com-
plete.way.
The.important.takeaway.from.all.of.this.wealth.of.informa-
tion.should.be.that.electronic.information.is.created.in.myriad.
places.and.is.stored.in.a.huge.number.of.ways,.but.that.in.the.
end.it.is.all.still.just.ones.and.zeros.piled.up.in.some.desig-
nated.and.agreed.upon.format.of.computer.coding.
That. coding. can. be. understood,. discovered,. preserved,.
and.managed.with.integrity.and.care.if.you.are.familiar.with.
and. cognizant. of. all. the. possible. ways. and. places. it. might.
exist.. Only. by. having. that. understanding. can. one. hope. to.
be.diligent.and.complete.in.the.management.of.the.data.that.
might. be. required. for. litigation,. records. keeping,. regulatory.
compliance,.or.just.historical.archiving.
So,.it.is.in.all.of.our.interest.to.have.a.good.grasp.of.the.
information. related. in. this. chapter. and. to. be. able. to. follow.
procedures.and.actions.necessary.to.maintain.the.integrity.of.
that.data.when.it.is.needed.
In. the. next. chapters. we. delve. into. those. processes. and.
discuss.how.we.maintain.that.integrity.and.preserve.that.data.
when.needed.
