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Please respond to each question below by clicking the appropriate button.
Sex: Male Female Age: Year (if you are a college student): Frosh Soph Junior Senior Major: Humanities Social Sciences Natural Sciences
Do you have your own personal computer? Yes No
If yes, which type of computer do you have? Mac Windows Other If you most often use a computer other than your own, what type is it? Mac Windows Other
Do one or both of your parents use a personal computer regularly? Yes No
How old were you when you learned to use a computer?
Which of the following terms or acronyms can you define or explain? (Check all that apply)
URL http HTML WWW Java
Do you have personal access on demand to the Internet? Yes No
If yes, which of the following best describes your typical access? direct network connection cable or digital modem telephone modem don't know
Do you have a personal email address? Yes, more than one address Yes, one address No
If yes, how often do you check your email? Every few minutes Hourly Daily Seldom Never If you check email on your own computer, do you have the mail program set to check automatically? Yes No How often? About how many email messages do you send daily? About how many email messages do you receive daily?
If you check email on your own computer, do you have the mail program set to check automatically? Yes No How often? About how many email messages do you send daily? About how many email messages do you receive daily?
Do you have a personal Web page? Yes No
If yes, what is the Web address (optional)? If yes, why did you create your own Web page? If no, why have you not created a Web page?
How often do you use the World Wide Web? Several times a day At least daily At least weekly Seldom Never
What sorts of Web sites have you visited in the last month?
Educational/School related Yes No Entertainment (Music/TV/film) Yes No Sports Yes No Games Yes No News Yes No Chat Yes No Consumer/On-line business Yes No
What are your favorite sites on the Web (name and/or Web URL)?
Do you play interactive games with other people on the Internet? Yes No
If yes, what game do you play most often?
Do you participate in role-playing games (MUDs, MOOs, etc.) with other people on the Internet? Yes No
If yes, what role-playing game or site do you use most often?
Which of the following communication services do you use? (Check all that apply)
Broadcast (Mac) AOL Instant Messenger ICQ IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Microsoft NetMeeting If you use one or more of these communication services, how many hours a day do you spend messaging other people?
If you use one or more of these communication services, how many hours a day do you spend messaging other people?
Please briefly complete each of the following sentences.
When my computer does not work properly, I If I am unable to use my computer or the Internet for a few days, I feel If someone were watching me use my computer, I'd If someone looked at all the files on my computer hard drive, I'd feel If someone looked at the whole list of Web pages I'd visited, I'd feel
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Please direct any questions about this study to Doug Davis (ddavis@haverford.edu, 610-896-1236), Haverford Psychology.