CIS 275 background survey
Page One
In this class, I will assume that you know how to send and receive email, search for and retrieve Web pages, and use a word processing program. I will also assume that you are generally familiar with PCs and Windows.
Some of you have worked with other network applications and technology. If our class covers something you are already familiar with, I expect you to help your classmates learn.
This survey will let us get to know each other and our skills and experience. All but the last two questions must be answered. Multiple selections are allowed for check-box questions.
1.
What is your name (last, first)?
2.
Which section are you in?
Day
Evening
3.
I have more PC and Internet experience than the typical student.
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree
4.
How often do you check and send email?
Less than once per month
About once per month
About once per week
About once per day
More than once per day
5.
What is your experience creating Web sites and using HTML?
I have never created a Web site
I have created a Web site in which I used some basic HTML text formatting tags
I have created a Web site that included pictures using HTML
I have created a multi-page Web site with HTML links to other pages within the site
I have created a Web site with HTML tables
I have used an FTP client to transfer HTML pages from my computer to a Web server
I got my HTML experience in a class
I got my HTML experience at work
I got my HTML experience doing something on my own
6.
What is your experience creating, editing and digital images?
I have no experience creating or processing images
I have taken pictures using the camera in my phone
I have taken pictures using a digital camera that was not in a phone
I have drawn pictures, diagrams, etc. using a computer
I have done simple image processing like cropping and resizing pictures
I have compressed images
I have created multi layer images
I got my image processing experience in a class
I got my image processing experience at work
I got my image processing experience doing something on my own
7.
What is your experience sharing digital images?
I have never shared images on the Internet
I have emailed pictures to others
I have uploaded and shared pictures using a photo site like Flickr
I have uploaded and shared pictures using a social networking site like Facebook
8.
What is your experience with audio recording and processing?
I have no experience with audio recording and processing
I have recorded spoken audio using a computer
I have recorded music using a computer
I have done simple audio editing like cutting and pasting portions of a recording
I have done mulit-track audio editing
I have contributed to a podcast
I got my audio experience in a class
I got my audio experience at work
I got my audio experience doing something on my own
9.
What is your audio sharing experience?
I have no experience with audio sharing
I have "ripped" music or spoken audio from a CD
I have downloaded music or spoken audio from the Internet
I have listened to a podcast
I have subscribed to a podcast
I have done a podcast
I have recorded music or spoken audio and shared it on the Internet using a peer-peer service like Bit Torrent
10.
What is your experience with video recording and processing?
I have no experience with video recording and processing
I have captured video using a cell phone
I have captured video using a video camera
I have captured video using a screen capture program like Camtasia or Jing
I have done simple video editing like cutting extra material from the start or end of a recording
I have created videos using multiple sequences with transitions between them
I have created videos with separate sound tracks
I have created videos where I controlled the rendering process by setting things like frame rate and size
I got my video experience in a class
I got my video experience at work
I got my video experience doing something on my own
11.
What is your experience with video sharing?
I have no experience sharing video
I have uploaded cell-phone video to YouTube or some other video sharing site
I have uploaded videos created on a PC to YouTube or some other video sharing site
12.
What is your experence with blogs?
I have no experience with blogs
I have commented on blog posts
I comment on blog posts more than once per month
I have created a blog in a class or as an experiment, but do not regularly post contributions
I have a blog to which I post regularly
I regularly read at least one blog
I have one or more blog subscriptions that notify me of new posts via email
I subscribe to one or more blogs using an RSS reader
I got my blog experience in a class
I got my blog experience at work
I got my blog experience doing something on my own
13.
What is your experience with wikis?
Writing using a wiki
I have no experience with wikis
I have read pages on Wikipedia
I have read pages on other wikis
I have edited a wiki page
I have edited pages on several wikis
I have created a wiki
I got my wiki experience in a class
I got my wiki experience at work
I got my wiki experience doing something on my own
14.
What is your experience with micro-blogging services like Twitter?
I do not use a micro-blogging service
I have an account, but check it only infrequently or not at all
I typically post a "tweet" around once a week
I typically post a "tweet" around once a day
I tyically post several "tweets" a day
I often use a desk or laptop PC for micro blogging
I often use a mobile phone or PDA for micro blogging
15.
If you use a social networking site like Facebook or MySpace, how often do you check it and post things?
I don't use social networking
Less than once per month
About once per month
About once per week
About once per day
More than once per day
16.
What other Internet services you have used?
I have not used any other Internet services
I have completed other Internet questionnaires like this one
I have created at least one Internet questionnaire
I have used a mapping program like Google maps
I have used an Internet bookmark sharing service like Delicious
I have used an Internet word processing service like Google Docs
I have used an Internet spreadsheet service like Google Spreadsheets
I have used an Internet database service like Zoho Creator
I have used an Internet image processing program like Adobe PhotoShop online
Other
17.
What sort of Internet connectivity do you have at home?
None
Dial up
DSL
Cable
Cellular phone
Satellite
18.
How do you access the Internet?
From the labs at school
From a library or Internet cafe
At home using a laptop
At work using a laptop
At school using a laptop
At home using a desktop PC
At work using a desktop PC
Using a smart phone or PDA
At school using a netbook
At home using a netbook
at work using a netbook
19.
If you use IT at work, briefly say how.
20.
Have you any other experience or background relevant to this class?
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