TU100, My Digital Life, Block 3, Part 4, Session 1.2, Obsolescence, Activity 3.

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Jan 192012
 

Which of the following factors does not have a detrimental effect on the survival of data?

  1. Disruptive technologies
  2. Deterioration of storage media
  3. Digital obsolescence
  4. Backwards compatibility
  5. Technological obsolescence

Number 4, backwards compatibility, does not have a detrimental effect on th survival of data.