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Extended Quiz — Operator Literacy (archive_org)

student_materials/extended_quiz_with_answer_key.md#


Section A — Multiple Choice (5 questions)#


1. Which operator identifies the webpage’s substrate (HTML, PDF, OCR, mixed)?#

A. WAYBACK_OPERATOR
B. METADATA_OPERATOR
C. PRESERVATION_OPERATOR
D. COLLECTION_OPERATOR


2. Which operator measures drift between snapshots?#

A. LINEAGE_OPERATOR
B. WAYBACK_OPERATOR
C. DRIFTBOUND_RETRIEVAL_OPERATOR
D. METADATA_OPERATOR


3. A CMS migration (e.g., static → WordPress) is detected by which operator?#

A. COLLECTION_OPERATOR
B. PRESERVATION_OPERATOR
C. LINEAGE_OPERATOR
D. WAYBACK_OPERATOR


4. Which operator determines the Internet Archive collection a page belongs to?#

A. COLLECTION_OPERATOR
B. METADATA_OPERATOR
C. WAYBACK_OPERATOR
D. DRIFTBOUND_RETRIEVAL_OPERATOR


5. Which operator produces the final answer about the most reliable snapshot?#

A. LINEAGE_OPERATOR
B. PRESERVATION_OPERATOR
C. DRIFTBOUND_RETRIEVAL_OPERATOR
D. METADATA_OPERATOR


Section B — Short Answer (5 questions)#


6. Define “continuity kernel” in one sentence.#

Your answer:

7. List two reasons why PDF snapshots are usually more stable than HTML snapshots.#

Your answer:

8. Describe one example of “minor drift” and one example of “high drift.”#

Minor drift example:
High drift example:

9. What does the PRESERVATION_OPERATOR evaluate, and why is it important?#

Your answer:

10. When choosing the most reliable version of a webpage, what three factors should you consider?#

Your answer:

Answer Key (Teacher Version)#


Section A — Multiple Choice#

1 — B (METADATA_OPERATOR identifies substrate)
2 — B (WAYBACK_OPERATOR measures drift between snapshots)
3 — C (LINEAGE_OPERATOR detects CMS migrations)
4 — A (COLLECTION_OPERATOR determines IA collection membership)
5 — C (DRIFTBOUND_RETRIEVAL_OPERATOR produces the final answer)


Section B — Short Answer#

6. Continuity kernel#

The structural elements that stay the same across snapshots (e.g., header, footer, menu).

7. Why PDFs are more stable#

  • They do not depend on live HTML/CSS.
  • They preserve layout exactly as captured.

8. Drift examples#

  • Minor drift: small CSS or layout adjustments.
  • High drift: full redesign or CMS migration.

9. PRESERVATION_OPERATOR purpose#

It evaluates substrate stability, drift risk, and mixed layers to determine how trustworthy each snapshot is.

10. Choosing the most reliable version#

  • Drift level
  • Continuity strength
  • Substrate stability

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