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Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically [#permalink] New post   24 May 2018, 11:44
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Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically back it in a pre-formatted disc.

A. to periodically back it in a pre-formatted disc
B. if it is quickly backed in a pre-formatted disc
C. for it to be backed periodically in a pre-formatted disc
D. if the data is periodically backed in a pre-formatted disc
E. to have them periodically backed in a pre-formatted disc

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Re: Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically [#permalink] New post   24 May 2018, 13:39
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Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically back it in a pre-formatted disc.

A. to periodically back it in a pre-formatted disc
B. if it is quickly backed in a pre-formatted disc
C. for it to be backed periodically in a pre-formatted disc
D. if the data is periodically backed in a pre-formatted disc
E. to have them periodically backed in a pre-formatted disc


1. We use if in conditional sentences. That is not the case. B, C are out.

2. Now the main confusion here is "data". Data is not equal to information in sense that information is singular, and the data is plural.
It means that A, B, C are out.

And we are left with E. Does not sound very good, but what to do.
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Re: Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically [#permalink] New post   24 May 2018, 20:05
Please specify source. This doesn’t seem to be like a standard GMAT question.

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Re: Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically [#permalink] New post   29 May 2018, 15:07
1 - Data is plural. The singular form is datum. A,B and C out
2- This is not conditional, then "if" in B and D out
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Re: Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically [#permalink] New post   12 Jun 2018, 00:21
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this isnt a GMAT like question. First of all data in US usage has diverse meanings. It is used as a replacement word for "information" . Second the data ( datum) is of Latin origin (debated). The question does not make it clear as to what the data here is referring to. It could be information( which is non countable and thus has no plural form). And the usage of "datum" is obsolete in US.

conclusion- dont waste your brains on this one.
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Re: Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically [#permalink] New post   12 Jun 2018, 03:26
E is the right answer. Even if this is not an official question, still GMAT always prefers the usage of data in the plural sense. Let us get this from this question and move on.

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Re: Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically [#permalink] New post   12 Jun 2018, 07:19
Data can be plural and singular. So rejecting option A on this ground is absurd.
Can anyone please help.
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Re: Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically [#permalink] New post   17 Jun 2018, 11:52
Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically back it in a pre-formatted disc.

A. to periodically back it in a pre-formatted disc--> "data" is plural of "datum"
B. if it is quickly backed in a pre-formatted disc
C. for it to be backed periodically in a pre-formatted disc
D. if he data is periodically backed in a pre-formatted disc
E. to have them periodically backed in a pre-formatted disc --> correct
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Re: Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically [#permalink] New post   19 May 2019, 09:19
aksh5900 wrote:
Data can be plural and singular. So rejecting option A on this ground is absurd.
Can anyone please help.


Option A contains split infintive, that's why it's wrong.
Split infinitives are wrong in gmat.
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Re: Ideal way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically [#permalink] New post   19 May 2019, 22:47
If data is singular, then "it" usage becomes ambiguous

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