Microsoft Windows 98 Technology & Digital Applications 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What Windows 98 technology allows a single PC to share an Internet connection with other computers on a local network?
- Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) (Correct answer)
- NetBEUI Gateway
- Dial-Up Server
- Proxy Auto-Config
Correct answer: Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), added in Windows 98 Second Edition, lets one PC act as a NAT gateway so others on the LAN share its connection.
Question 2: Which Windows 98 multimedia architecture is responsible for handling 3D graphics in games?
- Direct3D (part of DirectX) (Correct answer)
- OpenGL only
- GDI+
- WinGL
Correct answer: Direct3D (part of DirectX)
Direct3D, a component of Microsoft DirectX, provides hardware-accelerated 3D rendering for games and applications in Windows 98.
Question 3: In Windows 98, what is the role of the BIOS in relation to Plug and Play hardware?
- The BIOS provides initial hardware resource allocation that Windows 98 then refines (Correct answer)
- The BIOS completely configures all PnP devices without OS involvement
- Windows 98 ignores the BIOS entirely for PnP devices
- The BIOS only handles legacy ISA devices
Correct answer: The BIOS provides initial hardware resource allocation that Windows 98 then refines
A PnP BIOS performs initial enumeration of hardware resources, and Windows 98 then takes over to fine-tune IRQ, DMA, and I/O assignments.
Question 4: Which Windows 98 utility helps troubleshoot hardware conflicts by showing resource assignments for all installed devices?
- Device Manager (Correct answer)
- System Monitor
- MSD (Microsoft Diagnostics)
- MSCONFIG
Correct answer: Device Manager
Device Manager, accessed via System in Control Panel, displays all hardware devices and highlights conflicts with yellow exclamation or red X icons.
Question 5: What does the Windows 98 Registry store?
- Configuration settings for the OS, hardware, and installed applications (Correct answer)
- Temporary Internet files and browser cache
- User documents and saved files
- System swap file data
Correct answer: Configuration settings for the OS, hardware, and installed applications
The Windows 98 Registry is a hierarchical database that stores configuration settings for the operating system, hardware, user preferences, and installed software.
Question 6: Which Windows 98 feature enables the taskbar to display additional toolbars such as the Quick Launch bar?
- Taskbar toolbars (right-click Taskbar > Toolbars) (Correct answer)
- Desktop Themes
- Active Desktop
- Shell Extensions
Correct answer: Taskbar toolbars (right-click Taskbar > Toolbars)
Right-clicking the taskbar in Windows 98 lets users enable toolbars like Quick Launch, Address, Links, or custom folders directly on the taskbar.
Question 7: In Windows 98, which application provides access to newsgroups (NNTP) for reading and posting messages?
- Outlook Express (Correct answer)
- Internet Explorer
- Windows Messaging
- NetMeeting
Correct answer: Outlook Express
Outlook Express in Windows 98 functions as both an email client and a newsgroup reader supporting the NNTP protocol.
Microsoft Windows 98 Technology & Digital Applications 4
What Windows 98 technology allows a single PC to share an Internet connection with other computers on a local network?