Very Computer

THIS SURVEY IS INTENDS TO RESEARCH AND ANALYZE ASSIMILATION OF  NEW TECHNOLOGIES
BY EDUCATIONAL, COMMERCIAL AND NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

AS A TEST CASE, CD-ROM TECHNOLOGY WAS SELECTED. IT IS AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY,
AND IS ASSUMED TO BE NEW FOR MANY COMPUTER USERS, SPECIFICALLY IN NETWORKED
OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS.

PLEASE SPEND A FEW MINUTES TO REPLY THE FOLLOWING SURVEY.

COPIES OF THE RESEARCH WILL BE SENT TO INTERNET USERS REPLYING TO THIS SURVEY.
SUCH COPIES MAY THEN BE FREELY DISTRIBUTED BY THE RECIPIENT TO ALL HIS/HER
ASSOCIATES.

My organization uses CD ROM drives: ___ YES   ___ NO ( If  <NO> you are done - simply send back )

___ CD ROM drives are installed on single/stanalone stations ( input number )
___ CD ROM drives are connected on the LAN and used by several users ( input number )

Our first CD-ROM was installed in _____ ( input year )

Next year we expect to add ___ CD ROM drives to single stations ( input number )
Next year we expect to add ___  LAN attached CD ROM drives ( input number )

____ CD-ROM  titles in use ( input number )

I estimate my satisfaction level with CD ROM drives to be ___ Yinput number between 1-not satisfied and  6-very satisfied
I estimate my associates satisfaction level with CD ROM drives to be ___ Yinput number between 1-not satisfied and  6-very satisfied

CD ROM drives and titles are used for Ymark all applicable:
______ Public Databases
______ Tech Manuals
______ Multimedia applications
______ Software Distribution
______ Private Organization Applications
______ Others: ________________________

My organization s network includes:
___ Novell stations ( input number  of stations )
___ TCP/IP stations ( input number  of stations )
___ BANYAN/VINES stations  ( input number  of stations )
___ LANTASTIC stations  ( input number  of stations )
___ ____________ stations ( input number of stations and type of network )

Our organization connects CD ROM drives to the network using Ymark all applicable:
______ Server attached Ye.g. Novell
______ LAN attached Ye.g. DISCport
______ Dedicated server Ye.g. Cdnet

______  CD ROM Servers are used ( input number )

I estimate my satisfaction level with the LAN connection to be ___ Yinput number between 1-not satisfied and  6-very satisfied

I estimate my organization copes with CD ROM technology ___ Yinput number between 1-poorly and  6-extremely well

I would like to receive a copy of the research and analysis: ___ YES ___ NO