Carla Piper,Graduate Student
Name: ___________________________________________________
Course: __________________________________________________
Date: ____________________
Year in College: ____________
1. Do you have access to a computer where you live? Yes No
2. What type of computer do you use?
Power PC (Mac)3. Does your computer have a modem or network connection? Yes NoApple Macintosh
IBM/PC with Windows 95
IBM/PC with Windows 3.1
Other
4. How long have you been using computers?
Less than 6 months
1 year
2 years5. Age _____3 years
4 years
5 or more years
6. Gender Male Female
7. During a typical week, how much computer activity do you engage in?
None8. Rate your attitude toward the computer on the following scale:1 - 2 hours
3 - 4 hours
5 - 6 hours
6 - 8 hours
More than 8 hours
Hate them (nasty things. I try to stay away from them)9. What are your reasons for using the computer? Check all boxes that apply and indicate the software you use for these purposes.Dislike them
No strong feelings
Like them
Love them (great tools and toys. I use them whenever I can).
Word Processing_______________________________________________________10. How often do you use each of the following? Circle appropriate answer.Games_______________________________________________________________
E-Mail (Provider)______________________________________________________
World Wide Web (Browser)______________________________________________
Spreadsheet___________________________________________________________
Database_____________________________________________________________
Graphics_____________________________________________________________
Multi-Media__________________________________________________________
Other (Please specify)___________________________________________________
Communication - E-Mail11. Optional Comments:Never Rarely Sometimes FrequentlyAccessing the World Wide WebNever Rarely Sometimes FrequentlyWord ProcessingNever Rarely Sometimes FrequentlySpreadsheet/DatabaseNever Rarely Sometimes FrequentlyGraphics/Multi-mediaNever Rarely Sometimes FrequentlyResearch and InformationNever Rarely Sometimes Frequently
Copyright 1999 by Carla Hagen Piper