I would recommend relating it to something that you have done that is similar or, at least, in the same general area. Something along the lines of "Yes. I have

I would recommend relating it to something that you have done that is similar or, at least, in the same general area. Something along the lines of "Yes. I have done such and such and I could use the same approach to research the problem. I could also make use of my knowledge of tool whatever". Fundamentally you want the answer to be positive, to show you understand what it would take and to show that you have some relevant experience/skills.