at home
in the workplace
in a campus computer lab
elsewhere

What operating system will you be running?

Windows 7 or newer
Older version of Windows
Mac
other

Your Internet connectivity will be through

a local ISP
workplace or campus facilities
cable company or telephone company
various wi fi hot spots
other

Your connectivity speed/bandwidth is

28.8 (or slower) modem
ISDN, DSL, cable, or other high-speed connection
LAN

Can your computer system play sounds?

yes
no

What web browser will you be using?

Internet Explorer 7.0 or newer
Firefox 3.0 or newer
Safari 4.0 or newer
other

What email application will you be using?

Outlook or Outlook Express
Mail (Mac only)
Browser-based email such as Yahoo mail, Google mail, Hotmail, etc
other

Do you have software for listening to audio and playing video?

yes
no

Is software (such as UnStuffit or PKUNZIP or WinZip) for expanding (aka "uncompressing" or "unzipping") files already loaded on your system?

yes
no

How comfortable are you with turning on your system and turning it off?

very
somewhat
not very

How comfortable are you with managing files and directories on your computer?

very
somewhat
not very

How comfortable are you working with a computer keyboard?

very
somewhat
not very

How comfortable are you using your computer mouse, trackpad, or touchscreen?

very
somewhat
not very

How comfortable are you using copy-and-paste function?

very
somewhat
not very

How comfortable are you using a password to access computer files?

very
somewhat
not very

If you (rather than your workplace or campus) will be responsible for connecting your computer to the Internet, how comfortable are you with the process?

very
somewhat
not very
not applicable (through workplace or JC)

Do you tend to panic when something goes wrong with your computer?

usually
sometimes
seldom

How often have you used a web browser to surf the Net?

very often
a few times
never

How comfortable are you recognizing text links, graphical links, and image maps?

very
somewhat
not very

How comfortable are you manually entering a URL (web "address") when necessary?

very
somewhat
not very

How familiar are you at bookmarking a page ("adding favorites")?

very
somewhat
not very

How comfortable are you with using a search engine such as Google, Bing, or Yahoo?

very
somewhat
not very

How familiar are you with browser command buttons (such as "back", "forward", and "reload" or "refresh") in your web browser?

very
somewhat
not very

How familiar are you with personalizing your web browser through the preferences/options settings?

very
somewhat
not very

How familiar are you with filling out and submitting an online form?

very
somewhat
not very

How familiar are you with using your email application?

very
somewhat
not very

How comfortable are you with exchanging messages on a Mailing List, Message Board, Bulletin Board, Discussion Board, etc?

very
somewhat
not very

How familiar are you with the basic rules of online "Netiquette"?

very
somewhat
not very

How familiar are you with organizing your incoming email into various mailboxes/files?

very
somewhat
not very

How familiar are you with saving copies of your outgoing mail?

very
somewhat
not very

How familiar are you with sending attached files with your outgoing mail?

very
somewhat
not very

How familiar are you with retrieving and opening files attached to incoming email?

very
somewhat
not very

How comfortable are you with downloading, finding, opening, and using files from the Internet?

very
somewhat
not very

How comfortable are you with installing and configuring applications on your computer?

very
somewhat
not very

How familiar are you with successfully keeping your computer free of spam, viruses, spyware, malware, and similar problems?

very
somewhat
not very

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