Microsoft Windows 98 Research & Evidence-Based Practice 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When evaluating the reliability of online research sources in Windows 98's Internet Explorer, which feature helps verify a site's identity?
- Viewing the site's SSL certificate via the padlock icon in the status bar (Correct answer)
- Checking the page title in the title bar
- Running ScanDisk on the downloaded page
- Using System Monitor to measure page load time
Correct answer: Viewing the site's SSL certificate via the padlock icon in the status bar
The padlock icon in IE's status bar indicates an SSL-secured connection and allows viewing the site's digital certificate.
Question 2: A researcher using Windows 98 needs to compare two versions of a research document. Which approach is most practical using built-in tools?
- Open both files in WordPad and manually compare side-by-side in tiled windows (Correct answer)
- Use Device Manager to diff file versions
- Run Defrag to align file sectors for comparison
- Use HyperTerminal to diff remote copies
Correct answer: Open both files in WordPad and manually compare side-by-side in tiled windows
WordPad can open both documents in tiled windows (right-click taskbar > Tile Windows Vertically) for manual side-by-side comparison.
Question 3: Which Windows 98 feature allows a researcher to create a bootable floppy disk to document and recover system state as evidence of configuration?
- Format dialog with 'Copy system files' option to create a startup disk
- Add/Remove Programs > Startup Disk tab
- ScanDisk > Create Recovery option
- Both A and B are valid methods (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Both A and B are valid methods
Both formatting with 'Copy system files' and the Add/Remove Programs Startup Disk tab create bootable system disks in Windows 98.
Question 4: How does Windows 98's History folder in Internet Explorer support evidence-based research by tracking sources visited?
- It stores URLs and visit timestamps for a configurable number of days (Correct answer)
- It saves full-page screenshots of every site visited
- It records only bookmarked pages in chronological order
- It logs download activity but not browsing history
Correct answer: It stores URLs and visit timestamps for a configurable number of days
IE's History folder retains visited URLs with timestamps for up to 20 days by default, providing an auditable trail of online sources.
Question 5: A Windows 98 administrator documenting network research data wants to capture system events over time. Which tool logs system activity?
- System Monitor (sysmon.exe) with logged output to a file (Correct answer)
- Task Manager performance graphs
- Disk Defragmenter run log
- Add/Remove Programs change history
Correct answer: System Monitor (sysmon.exe) with logged output to a file
System Monitor can log performance counters like CPU, memory, and network to a file for later evidence-based analysis.
Question 6: Which Windows 98 keyboard shortcut in Internet Explorer allows a researcher to immediately revisit the previous page while reviewing online sources?
- Alt+Left Arrow (Correct answer)
- Ctrl+B
- F5
- Ctrl+H
Correct answer: Alt+Left Arrow
Alt+Left Arrow navigates back in IE's browsing history, equivalent to clicking the Back button.
Question 7: When a Windows 98 researcher suspects a downloaded research file is corrupted, which built-in tool can verify disk-level file integrity?
- ScanDisk in thorough mode to check both file system and disk surface (Correct answer)
- Disk Defragmenter to realign file clusters
- DriveSpace to recompress and verify the file
- System File Checker (sfc.exe) for all file types
Correct answer: ScanDisk in thorough mode to check both file system and disk surface
ScanDisk in thorough mode checks both the FAT/file system structure and performs a physical surface scan to detect corruption.
Microsoft Windows 98 Research & Evidence-Based Practice 3
When evaluating the reliability of online research sources in Windows 98's Internet Explorer, which feature helps verify a site's identity?