A fact proved that one in ten people think "HTML" as a venereal disease

ByMorten Wulff

In Internet terminology there are many words in English initials, but the language for describing documents on the web "HTML"Sexually transmitted infectionsThe survey revealed that 11% of Americans think that it is a kind of the STD (STD).

1 in 10 Americans think HTML is an STD, study finds - latimes.com
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-1-10-americans-html-std-study-finds-20140304,0,1188415.story


Survey was conducted on coupon distribution site for online shoppingVouchercloud. According to a spokesperson, thousands of people visit Vouchercloud every month to purchase technology items, and in fact how much does the user understand technology-related words actually? He said that he conducted a questionnaire to make it clear.

The survey was conducted for 2392 men and women aged 18 or over, and it was not made clear that they are investigating understanding of technology terms.

In addition to HTML, the facts found by investigation are as follows.

·SEO (Search Engine Optimization)77% of respondents do not understand the meaning of
· "Electronic circuit board used for computer"Motherboard"42% think respondents think that it is a deck of a sightseeing ship,
· "Gigabyte27% of respondents think that it is the name of an insect discovered in South America,
· "MP3"Comes out to the movie Star Warsrobot23% of respondents think that it is
· One of the so-called next-generation DVDs that realizes the capacity exceeding the DVD "Blu-ray18% said that respondents believe that it is a creature of the sea
· "software15% said respondents thought that the meaning of comfortable clothes was meaningful
· "USB12% respondents thought that the initials of countries in Europe are the initials,

In spite of these incorrect answers, 61% of respondents said that "it is important to have knowledge of technology in recent years".

Three answers were presented for each question, and some of the options included technology terms and others not. Whether the respondent answered as a joke seriously or not is not certain but it is possible that even if you think that it is "such a fool", trying a similar question as a friend or a grandparent, surprising results may be obtained .

ByMark Long