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Subject: Internet in Kenya Author: Roby [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 12:17:34 10/22/02 Tue This is a questionnaire to survey the use of the Internet in Kenya. Please send it back to axotol@libero.it after filling it in. Thanks Roby Name_______________ Surname_______________ Age___ M__ F__ Occupation____________ Highest Level of Qualification______________ School/University__________________ Faculty___________ Year/Form__ Nationality_____________ Ethnicity/tribe____________________________ City_______________ Country of Stay__________ Nationality_________ 1) Can you use a computer? Yes _ No _ 2) If not, why can’t you use a computer? a) I am not interested b) I think it is useless c) My school does not provide computer courses d) I know no school providing computer courses e) It takes too long to me to get to a school which provides computer courses f) Computer courses are too expensive g) Other reasons:___________________________________________________ 3) If you can, what programs can you use? Word _ Excel _ Access _ Outlook _ Windows _ Macintosh _ other programs ____________________________________________________ 4) Where have you got the possibility to use a computer? a) at home b) at school c) at work d) at an Internet café e) other places_____________________________________________________ 5) If and when you use a computer at school or/and at work, how many people are there per computer? One _ from two to four _ from five to seven _ from eight to ten _ more than ten _ 6) Is the computer you use provided with: Printer _ scanner _ CD-Rom masterizer _ mouse _ floppy-disk _ CD-Rom _ tablet _ keyboard _ modem _ 7) Is the computer you use: a desk-top _ a lap-top (portable computer) _ 8) What printer do you use: an ink-jet printer _ a laser printer _ a dot-matrix printer _ 9) Do you use: floppy-disks _ CD-Roms _ 10) Where and what age did you learn to use a computer? ___________________________________________________________________ 11) Which schools provide computer courses in your country? primary school _ secondary school _ university _ I don’t know _ 12) Have you got any friends who can’t use a computer? None _ a few _ many _ 13) If you have, in your opinion, why haven’t they learnt to use it? __________________________________________________________________ 14) Do you browse the Internet? never _ seldom _ sometimes _ often _ 15) If you do, what for? a) school b) work c) entertainment d) other purposes:__________________________________________________ 16) Where have you got the possibility to use the Internet? a) at home b) at school c) at work d) at an Internet café e) other places:____________________________________________________ 17) What kind of Internet connection do you use: V-Sat _ duplex cable _ optical fibres _ others _ 18) What is a browser? ___________________________________________________________________ 19) What browsers can you use? ___________________________________________________________________ 20) What is a chat? ___________________________________________________________________ 21) What is an e-mail account? ___________________________________________________________________ 22) What is a mailing-list? ___________________________________________________________________ 23) What is an attachment? ___________________________________________________________________ 24) Do you chat? never _ seldom _ sometimes _ often _ 25) Have you got an e-mail address? Yes _ No _ 26) If you have, what e-mail server do you use? __________________________________________________________________ 27) How often do you write and/or receive an e-mail? once a day _ every other day _ twice a week _ once a week _ 28) Have you ever subscribed a mailing-list? Yes _ No _ 29) Have you ever posted a message to a forum board/newsgroup? Yes _ No _ 30) List a few Web sites you know in the table below and put a cross by each of them according to the services they provide: E-Mail News-group Chat Ex.: www.libero.it X X 31) Have you got a home page? Yes _ No _ 32) Do you know any of the Web sites listed below? www.kisii.com Yes _ No _ www.wananchi.com Yes _ No _ www.yellowpageskenya.com Yes _ No _ www.ku.ac.ke Yes _ No _ www.kenya.go.ke Yes _ No _ www.mwambao.com Yes _ No _ www.nairobicity.net Yes _ No _ 33) What Web sites do you visit most? ________________________________________________________________________ 34) How often do you visit Non-Kenyan Web sites? (please write them down) never _ seldom _ sometimes _ often _ always _ Non-Kenyan Web sites ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 35) How often do you visit Kenyan Web sites? (please write them down) never _ seldom _ sometimes _ often _ always _ Kenyan Web sites links: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 36) What do you use the Internet for? ________________________________________________________________________ 37) What sort of information do you access when you browse the Internet? ________________________________________________________________ 38) Do you think that Kenyan Web sites meet your demands and interests? Yes _ No _ 39) If not, what could be added to improve them? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 40) How often have you had to visit other non-Kenyan Web sites to get what you are looking for? never _ seldom _ sometimes _ often _ 41) What topics should be discussed more in the Web sites of your country? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 42) What is your native language? __________________________________________________________________ 43) What languages can you write and at which level? (If you can write other languages, write them below). English _ lower intermediate _ advanced _ proficiency _ Swahili _ lower intermediate _ advanced _ proficiency _ _________ lower intermediate _ advanced _ proficiency _ _________ lower intermediate _ advanced _ proficiency _ _________ lower intermediate _ advanced _ proficiency _ 44) What languages can you speak and at which level? (If you can speak other languages, write them below). English _ lower intermediate _ advanced _ proficiency _ Swahili _ lower intermediate _ advanced _ proficiency _ _________ lower intermediate _ advanced _ proficiency _ _________ lower intermediate _ advanced _ proficiency _ _________ lower intermediate _ advanced _ proficiency _ 45) What is the language of most of the Web pages you look at? ________________________________________________________________________ 46) Which Kenyan Web sites you know use: only English:____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ only Swahili:____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ both English and Swahili:____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 47) Do you know other Web sites that use other languages different from those listed above? Yes _ No _ 48) If you do, write down what languages and what Web sites: Language Site ______________ ____________________________________ ______________ ____________________________________ _____________ _ ____________________________________ _____________ _ ____________________________________ _____________ _ ____________________________________ 49) What language would you rather use on the Internet? Why? 50) In your opinion, what is the role of the internet in Kenyan society? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 51) Are there any disadvantages to the growth of the internet in Kenya? ________________________________________________________________l______________________________________________________________________________ [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Re: Internet in Kenya abdillah 10:46:46 12/29/02 Sun