English 231
Dr. Desmet
Winter 1997

Computer Questionnaire

I. EMAIL

1. Do you have an e-mail account?

2. Do you have an e-mail account with the U of Georgia?

3. If so, do you have more than one account?

4. Please list the kinds of UGA email accounts that you have (such as Contac, ARCHES, MUSIC, etc.)

5. Do you have a different kind of e-mail account? (such as AOL, Compuserve, etc.)

6. Please list the other kinds of email accounts that you have.

7. Which email account do you use most often?

II. USENET GROUPS

1. Did you post regularly to your section usenet group?

2. What was the most useful feature of the usenet group?

3. What was the least useful feature of the usenet group?

II. WORLD WIDE WEB

1. Have you used the World Wide Web?

2. Would you say that you are:

• Very familiar with the Web
• Somewhat familiar with the Web
• Not very familiar with the Web

3. Do you regularly use the Web browser in your email account?

4. Do you regularly use a different Web browser? (such as Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.)

5. If so, which Web browser(s) do you use most often?

6. Have you used our class Web site?

7. Would you say that you:

• Used our web site often
• Used our web site a few times
• Never looked at the Web site

8. From what location did you usually check the web site (from home, from a UCNS lab etc.)

9. For what purpose(s) did you use our class Web site?

• To check the class syllabus
• To read sample tests and answer guides to past tests
• To study for upcoming exams
• To write class papers
• To learn more about the authors and literature we studied
• To learn about the culture in which these authors lived
• To find other interesting Web sites

10. If you used our web site to study for exams, did you:

• Look at the site right before the exam
• Check the web site on a regular basis
• Not check the web site at all

11. If you used the web site to study, did you print out the material?

12. If so, did you print at home or at a UCNS lab or dormitory lab?

13. If you can answer this question, which is more useful for studying, our web site or the published lecture notes?

14. Which feature of our web site was most useful?

15. Which feature of our web site was least useful?

16. If you use the WWW regularly, what do you use it for?

17. Tell me anything about the web site that might be useful for planning future English 231 classes.