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Written question asked by David Jones (Conservative) on Monday, 11 December 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 December 2006. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Thursday, 11 January 2007 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.


Departmental Equipment

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether any corrupt data has been detected on his Department's computer systems.
Answer

Data corruption has been detected on Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) computer systems. Analysis of the circumstances leading to such events indicates two main causes: hardware failure; and software that does not conform with the specified data structure. There are several methods available to the DTI to repair data corruption, with recovery of the data file from tape available as the last resort.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
455 c731W;455 c729W; 109039
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Databases Department of Trade and Industry
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk