Microsoft Windows 98 Research & Evidence-Based Practice 3

Question 1

When evaluating the reliability of online research sources in Windows 98's Internet Explorer, which feature helps verify a site's identity?

Accepted Answer

Viewing the site's SSL certificate via the padlock icon in the status bar

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Open both files in WordPad and manually compare side-by-side in tiled windows

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B are valid methods

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

It stores URLs and visit timestamps for a configurable number of days

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

System Monitor (sysmon.exe) with logged output to a file

Answer

System Monitor can log performance counters like CPU, memory, and network to a file for later evidence-based analysis.

Microsoft Windows 98 Practice Test