Howdy Olu!
1. In my instructions there were no information if it should be zipped or unzipped file. But I am highly convinced that it should be the unzipped form (just *.db file) which I used to send my assignment.
2. Does your instructions point that you can use Microsoft Word document? I assume you are talking about chocices.txt file. Mine instructions (received from Oracle) were quite clear about that:
A file called choices.txt that containing pure ASCII (not a word processor format) text describing the significant design choices you made.
Microsoft Word
is a text processor. You are allowed to use text editor (which creates just simple text file).
If you are not talking about choices.txt file but rather about userguide, the story is no different:
User documentation for the database server and the gui client (...) you must provide either a single plain ASCII (not word processor format) text document, which must be called userguide.txt, or multiple HTML files which must all be accessible from a starting point document that must be called userguide.html.
Does your instructions points similar requirements?
Cheers!