Computer Survey

A computing survey which was created by Mr Kerr, my year 10 computing class.

1) How many working computers are there in your home?
- There are two working computers in my house.

2) Do your home computers run on Windows or some other operating system such as Linux?
- My home computers currently run on the new Windows 7.

3) Are you allowed to use a computer at home unsupervised in your own room (with the door closed) or is it in a public room where parents can see the screen?
- I am allowed to use a computer at home unsupervised in my own room and with the door closed.

4) Does your family own a laptop or netbook? Do you use it?
- My family does own a laptop, I also use it when I want to chat with my friends while watching TV in the lounge room.

5) Does your family have internet access? If so is it ADSL1 or 2, mobile broadband, cable or dialup?
- At home my family is using ADSL 1 as our internet access.

6) Does your family have wireless?
- I don’t have wireless internet but I do use a wireless router to share the internet access around my home.

7) Which browser or browsers do you use at home? Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, other?
- My two computers both are currently using Google Chrome but the laptop is using Internet Explorer 9.

8) What is your preferred search engine?
- I prefer to use Google as my default search engine.

9) Does your family use VOIP (voice over internet protocol) for phone calls?
- My family doesn’t use VOIP for phone calls.

10) Have you ever made a video and uploaded it to Youtube?
- Yes, I have made a video and uploaded it onto Youtube.

11) Do you have a Facebook, Bebo or Myspace account that you use from time to time? How often?
- I have a Facebook that I use daily for the games while Bebo I don’t use anymore because it seemed boring.

12) Can you access your bank account (if you have one) online?
- I do not access my bank account online.

13) Have you ever bought something over the internet through a site such as EBay or Amazon? What have you bought?
- Yes, I have bought something over the internet. I bought a mobile phone over Ebay

14) List your three favourite on line games
- Facebook games.
- Track Mania
- Maple Story

15) What do you do on the Internet. Number in this way
2 = often
1 = sometimes
0 = never

2) look up answers to homework,
2) real time chat or messaging using IM, Skype etc.,
1) email
2) on line games,
2) watch Youtube videos,
1) surf the web,
2) search using a search engine
2) visit social networking sites such as Facebook, Bebo, Myspace
2) downloading music or movies or games
1) write in my blog, wiki or website