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?
3. Does your computer have a modem or network connection?Power PC (Mac)
Apple 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
5. Age _____2 years
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?
8. Rate your attitude toward the computer on the following scale:None
1 - 2 hours
3 - 4 hours
5 - 6 hours
6 - 8 hours
More than 8 hours
9. What are your reasons for using the computer? Check all boxes that apply and indicate the software you use for these purposes.Hate them (nasty things. I try to stay away from them)
Dislike them
No strong feelings
Like them
Love them (great tools and toys. I use them whenever I can).
10. How often do you use each of the following? Circle appropriate answer.Word Processing_______________________________________________________
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