In a large-scale healthcare breach in Boston, forensic investigators must archive several terabytes of compromised...

The correct answer is C because QLC NAND is optimized for higher density and lower cost per terabyte, which makes it well suited to large-capacity, infrequently accessed storage scenarios. Multiple storage references describe QLC as providing more bits per cell than TLC, resulting in greater capacity and lower cost, but with reduced endurance and generally lower performance. That tradeoff matches the question perfectly. The evidence is being archived in large volume, written once as forensic images, and accessed only occasionally, so endurance and peak performance are less important than economical capacity. SLC offers the best endurance and performance but is costly and inefficient for this requirement. MLC and TLC provide better durability than QLC, but the scenario explicitly prioritizes maximum capacity at lower cost over endurance. CHFI v11 covers storage fundamentals and evidence repositories, so candidates are expected to understand how storage characteristics affect forensic preservation strategy. For long-term archival style storage of many terabytes where write intensity is low, QLC is the best match among the listed NAND types.