Display and Browser Window Survey

Please take about 5 minutes to sincerely answer the questions. Fill out carefully the questionnaire and don't leave any question out.

The questions relate to the current system you are working with, as well as your preferred surf habits and browser preferences.

The survey is conducted completely anonymous. All collected data are treated confidential and are only used for statistical purposes.

Thank you very much for your cooperation and enjoy the survey!

1.	Display
1.1	With what display do you work?
	LCD flat-panel display (TFT) CRT display (cathode ray tube)	Other display type Don't know

1.2	What is your display size (diagonal viewable image size)?
	12-inch (30.5 cm) 13-inch (33.0 cm) 14-inch (35.5 cm) 15-inch (38.1 cm) 16-inch (40.6 cm) 17-inch (43.2 cm) 18-inch (45.7 cm) 19-inch (48.3 cm)	20-inch (50.8 cm) 21-inch (53.3 cm) 22-inch (55.9 cm) 23-inch (58.4 cm) 24-inch (61.0 cm) Other size Don't know
	Hint: The size is often found on the display case or can be measured (1" = 1 inch = 2.54 cm).

1.3	What screen resolution do you have set (in pixel)?
	640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1152 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 800 1280 x 854 1280 x 960 1280 x 1024	1400 x 1050 1440 x 900 1600 x 1024 1600 x 1200 1680 x 1050 1920 x 1200 2048 x 1536 Other resolution Don't know


1.4	How many colors shows your display right now (color depth)¹⁾?
	Monochrome (1 bit) 256 (8 bit) 16 thousands (14 bit) 32 thousands (15 bit) 65 thousands (16 bit)	16.7 millions (24 bit) 4.29 milliards (32 bit) Other number of colors Don't know


2.	Browser window
2.1	How many browser windows do you have usually open at the same time?
	1 window 2 windows 3 to 5 windows	5 to 10 windows More than 10 windows Don't know
	Hint: The number of open browser windows is shown in the 'Window' menu for most browsers or in the taskbar for Windows.

2.2	What is your preferred browser window width?
	Full screen width More than 3/4 of width 3/4 of screen width 2/3 of screen width	1/2 of screen width Less then 1/2 of width Don't know

2.3	What is your preferred browser window height?
	Full screen height More than 3/4 of height 3/4 of screen height 2/3 of screen height	1/2 of screen height Less than 1/2 of height Don't know

2.4	On average, how often do you change the window size?
	Several times per hour Several times per day Rarely	Never Other interval Don't know

2.5	Do you open links in a new browser window or tab if required (e.g. with the context menu using the mouse)?
	Yes, often Yes, rarely	No, never Don't know

2.6	When using tabbed browsing, how many tabs do you have usually open per browser window?
	No tabbed browsing 1 tab 2 tabs 3 to 5 tabs	5 to 10 tabs More than 10 tabs Don't know
	Hint: Tabbed Browsing means to have multiple Web pages open using index cards (tabs) within one browser window.

3.	System configuration and Internet
3.1	Where is your computer located at the moment?
	At home At work At school On the road	Public terminal Other location Don't know

3.2	What computer do you use?
	Desktop computer Portable / notebook	Other computer Don't know

3.3	What operating system do you currently work with?
	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows NT Windows 98	Windows 95 Mac OS X Mac OS Linux / Unix Other system Don't know

3.4	What browser do you currently use?
	Internet Explorer 8.x Internet Explorer 7.x Internet Explorer 6.x Internet Explorer 5.5 Internet Explorer 5.x Netscape 7.x / 8.x / 9.x Netscape 6.x	Netscape 4.x Firefox, Mozilla (Gecko) Chrome Safari, Konqueror (khtml) Opera Other browser Don't know
	Hint: The version for most browsers is found as the last item in the Help menu (e.g. 'About Internet Explorer').

3.5	How many browsers on your system do you regularly use for the Internet?
	1 browser 2 browsers 3 to 5 browsers	More than 5 browsers Don't know

3.6	Do you have deactivated JavaScript in the browser preferences?
	Yes, mostly deactivated Yes, occasionally deactivated	No, never deactivated Don't know
	Hint: Your browser has JavaScript

3.7	How long have you been using the Internet?
	Less than 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 2 years	2 to 5 years More than 5 years Don't know

3.8	How may hours are you actively on the Internet per week?
	Less than 1 hour 1 to 6 hours 6 to 12 hours	12 to 24 hours More than 24 hours Don't know

4.	Personal data
4.1	Where are you located?
	Africa Asia Australia and Oceania Central America Eastern Europe	Europe Middle East North America South America Rather not say

4.2	In which country do you live?


4.3	What is your primary language (the one you speak most of the time)?
	Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Italian	Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish Other language Rather not say

4.4	What is your age?
	Under 20 years 20 to 29 years 30 to 39 years 40 to 49 years 50 to 59 years	60 to 69 years 70 to 79 years Older than 79 years Rather not say

4.5	What is your gender?
	Female Male	Rather not say

5.	Remarks
5.1	Do you deal with designing or programming Web pages professionally or in your free time (e.g. as a Web publisher or developer)?
	Yes No	Don't know

5.2	Do you have remarks regarding the survey or explanations for questions, which you answered with 'other' (e.g. browser or country)?

¹⁾ 32-bit color uses 24 bits per pixel to represent a color image (also called true color) and an additional eight bits for an alpha channel.

Extra Data

More data like window size and position are additionally submitted with this survey.

15" PowerBook G4 with 30" Cinema HD Display

Display and Browser Window Survey

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Display

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Browser window

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System configuration and Internet

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Personal data

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Remarks

Extra Data