User Questionnaire for Group Project
We are a group of four MSc Napier University Students. As part of our course, we are required to complete a group project. We have decided to develop a database driven financial web site to allow free access to current and historical data. We have designed the following questionnaire as part of our requirements gathering and would appreciate your co-operation in completing the questionnaire.

Thank you.

Personal Information
1. How old are you?
a) 18-24
b) 25-34
c) 35-44
d) 45-65
e) 65+

2. What is your highest level of education completed?
a) Middle school
b) High School
c) College
d) Bachelors degree
e) Masters degree
f) Doctorate

3. Gender
a) Male
b) Female

4. Do you have a computer at home?
a) Yes
b) No

5. Is English your native language? (If no, please list your native language)
a) Yes
b) No
Native Language_________________

Computer Information
1. Which style of computer do you use for WWW browsing?
a) Laptop
b) PC
c) Mac

2. What type of processor do you have?
a) Pentium I
b) Pentium II
c) Pentium III
d) Pentium 4
e) Don?t Know
f) Other______________________

3. What type of connection to the Internet do you have?
a) Dial-up modem
b) Cable Modem
c) ISDN
d) T1/T3
e) DSL
f) Don?t Know
g) Other____________________

4. If you use a dial-up modem, what speed is it?
a) 9.6 kbps
b) 14.4 kpbs
c) 28.8 kbps
d) 33.6 kbps
e) 56 kbps
f) Don?t Know
g) Other_______________________

5. What size is your monitor?
a) Laptop
b) 14?
c) 15?
d) 15? Flat screen
e) 17?
f) 17? Flat Screen
g) 19?
h) 21?
i) Don?t KNow
j) Other__________________________

6. What is the resolution of your monitor?
a) 640 X 480
b) 800 X 600
c) 832 X 624
d) 1024 X 768
e) 1024 X 870
f) 1152 X 870
g) 1280 X 1024
h) Don?t Know
i) Other______________________

7. How old is the computer you use for browsing the WWW?
a) <6 months
b) 6 months
c) 1 year
d) 2 years
e) 3 years
f) >3 years
g) Don?t Know

8. Which operating system is on the computer you use to browse the WWW?
a) Windows 3.1
b) Windows 95
c) Windows 98
d) Windows 2000
e) Windows NT
f) Windows XP
g) OS7
h) OS8
i) OSX
j) Unix
k) Linux
l) Don?t Know
m) Other________________________

9. Which Internet service provider do you use?
a) AOL
b) Compuserve
c) BT Internet
d) Freeserve
e) Don?t Know
f) Other_________________________

Web Preferences
1. How much animation do you like to see on a web site?
a) None
b) A few pieces
c) A lot
d) No Opinion

2. How often do you use the WWW?
a) Several times a day
b) Daily
c) Less than 6 times a week
d) Less than 3 times a week
e) Once a week
f) Less than once a wek

6. How useful do you find the WWW as an information tool?
a) Very Useful
b) Useful
c) Somewhat useful
d) Not useful

7. From where do you usually browse the WWW?
a) Home
b) Work
c) Public Library
d) University
e) School
f) Other___________________________

8. Which web browser do you use?
a) Netscape Navigator
b) Netscape Navigator 3
c) Internet Explorer 4
d) Internet Explorer 5
e) Internet Explorer 6
f) AOL
g) Lynx
h) Don?t Know
i) Other_________________________

9. What content would you find most useful on the Stocks and Shares web site? (please rate: 1 [not important] to 5 [very important]. You may use the number more than once
a) Japanese Candlestick charts
b) Up-to-the-minute information
c) News Bulletins
d) Contact information
e) Other_________________________

10. Which web sites do you currently frequent for business purposes?
a) www.ft.com
b) www.bloomberg.com
c) www.business.com
d) Other_______________________________

11. Please state which features you find useful in these web sites.


12. Please provide any additional comments regarding your use of computers, the WWW, or any other content you would like to see on this web site.

Thank you for taking time to complete this questionnaire.