UMTYMP Technology Survey - Sept. 1997
To assist us in helping students have greater access to UMTYMP course materials and labs online at off-campus labs at off-campus locations, please carefully complete both sides of this survey.
  1. Check the UMTYMP class you are currently in:

    _____ Calculus 1               _____ Calculus 2               _____ Calculus 3.

  2. Do you have a computer at home?

    _____ Yes. Please answer A-H.
    _____ No. Go to question 3.

A. Circle the make and type of computer:

Mac Quadra Centris Performa Power Mac Unknown Other:__________
PC 286 386 486 Pentium Unknown Other:__________

B. Does this computer have a CD-ROM Drive? _____ (Y)   _____(N)

C. Type of usage:

Number of family members using it:__________.        Primary user:__________.
Estaimate your  total hours per week of use:__________.

D. Your major usage:
_____Schoolwork -- Math/Science.
_____Schoolwork -- general.
_____Email.
_____Recreation.
_____Other (Please Specify:____________________).

E. Do you have access to the internet from home? _____ (Y)   _____(N)
If yes, indicate how you access the internet.
_____Connect by modem to local ISP (Internet Service Provider).
_____Connect to Content/Service provider like AOL, Prodigy, or Compuserve via modem.
_____Connect by modem to a UMN or other public or educational account.
_____Other (Please Explain:______________________________).

F. Please indicate the speed of your modem (if known):______________.

G. Does your computer have
_____ Email   _____ Telnet software   _____ World Wide Web Access.

H. If you have access to the Web you use:
___Netscape 2.0 ___Netscape 3.0 or newer ___IE 3.0 ___IE 4.0 or newer ___ Don't know



  1. Do you have access to a computer outside of your home?

    _____ Yes. Please answer I-O.
    _____ No. Go to question 4.

I. Check all the sites outside of your home which offer you computer access:

_____School _____Public library _____Community center _____Friend or relative

J. Please indicate the most likely site that you would use from the list above.

K. Circle the make and type of the computer at the site listed in J:

Mac Quadra Centris Performa Power Mac Unknown Other:__________
PC 286 386 486 Pentium Unknown Other:__________

L. Does this computer have a CD-ROM Drive? _____ (Y)   _____(N)

M. Do you have internet access through your most likely site listed in J?
_____ (Y)   _____(N)

N. If you checked Y for M, check all that apply to internet access for the computer listed in J:

_____ Email   _____ Telnet software   _____ World Wide Web Access  

O. If this computer has access to the Web, which browser does it have:

___Netscape 2.0 ___Netscape 3.0 or newer ___IE 3.0 ___IE 4.0 or newer ___ Don't know


  1. We are considering asking each UMTYMP student to have internet/WWW access through an off-campus source. If you do not already have such access, in your opinion, how much could your family afford per month to provide you with internet/WWW access for UMTYMP related work?



Thanks for your input!