|
Quick links
About Polls
Computer
polls conducted from 2000 - 2007 May 2009 -
Have you made a purchase from eBay or other auction site? April 2009 - How many USB devices are connected to your computer?
March 2009 - How much memory does your computer(s) have?
February 2009 - What antivirus scanner are you using?
January 2009 - When was the last time you used a floppy disk?
December 2008 -
How many songs do you have in your music library?
November 2008 - How many messenger contacts do you have?
October 2008
- Do you have a webcam?
September 2008 -
What color is your computer?
August 2008 - What do you pay monthly to connect to the Internet?
July 2008 - How long have you gone without getting on the computer?
June 2008 - Do you think it'll be possible for computers to enslave humans?
May 2008 - What is the date of the oldest e-mail you've in your inbox?
April 2008 - What IM client(s)
are you using?
March 2008 - How many CD's have
you ripped to your computer?
February 2008 - When your computer prompts you to
restart do you?
January 2008 - What computer hardware has failed
on you before?
About Polls
Polls are a fun way to vote easily on a topic you may have an opinion
on. Computer Hope conducts a new poll every month, generally on touchy or highly debated
computer topics. Below is a listing of each of
the polls that Computer Hope has conducted in the past and the results of each of
those polls. In addition to each of the results of the polls, Computer
Hope has taken time to explain why the poll was conducted as well as
where it stands.
How polls are conducted:
Each Month Computer Hope
allows its visitors to vote on what they think about
different topics relating to computers or the industry. At
the end of each month, Computer Hope also puts its own opinions in
about the poll and why it was conducted.
Each poll is only conducted
for a month and at the end of that month no more votes are
added to that poll. Occasionally we may conduct a popular or
controversial poll again to see how the votes may have or
may have not changed. Generally, if this occurs, it will be
one or more years after the original poll was conducted.
About users who voted on
the polls:
Each month's poll is placed
on Computer Hope's main page,
Computer
Hope's what's new page, and this page. Users who
vote on these polls are visitors to the Computer Hope
website and participate at their own will. The user's
IP
address is logged if they participate in a poll to help
prevent multiple votes. However, at the end of the month,
this log is permanently deleted and this information is
never shared with any third-party. See our
legal
page if you have any additional privacy concerns or
questions.
If you would like to make a
recommendation or have additional questions or comments,
please feel free to contact our
webmasters.
How many USB devices are connected to your computer?
Conducted April 1 - 31, 2009
None    (7.4%)
One (6.7%)
Two 4(13.4%)
Three (16.7%)
Four (22.1%)
Five (8.4%)
Six (13.4%)
Seven or more (12%)
What is this all about? With USB devices now one of the most widely used external connections used to connect peripherals we thought it'd be interesting this month to see how many USB devices users have connected to their computer.
What does Computer Hope think? Our primary system has nine USB devices connect to it.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
How much memory does your computer(s) have?
Conducted March 1 - 31, 2009
Less than 128MB (1.7%)
> 128 <= 256 (4.8%)
> 256 <= 512 (7.8%)
> 512 <= 1GB (16.1%)
> 1GB <= 2GB (28.7%)
> 2GB <= 3GB (13.4%)
> 3GB <= 4GB (11.1%)
> 4GB <= 5GB (6.9%)
Over 5GB (9.4%)
What is this all about? In the ever growing struggle of computer programs and operating systems requiring more resources we thought it'd be interesting this month to see how much memory your computer(s) have.
What does Computer Hope think? This month with a multiple voting option and our dozens of machines we placed a vote for every option, since we have systems that meet each of these memory requirements.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
What antivirus scanner are you using?
Conducted February 1 - 28, 2009
Alwil (Avast) (6.8%)
AVG (26.3%)
Avira (7.6%)
BitDefender (4.8%)
F-Secure (0.3%)
Kaspersky (8.8%)
McAfee (CA) (11.4%)
Symantec (Norton) (16.9%)
Panda (1%)
Trend Micro (2.5%)
Other (10.4%)
Not sure (0.3%)
None (3%)
What is this all about? We thought it'd be interesting this month to see what anti-virus if any our visitors were using on their computer.
What does Computer Hope think? Like the majority of our visitors our computers are also running AVG on them.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
When was the last time you used a floppy disk?
Conducted January 1 - 31, 2009
Today (5.4%)
This week (7.4%)
This month (7.7%)
Several months ago (15.2%)
Over a year (9.8%)
Over two years (9.8%)
Over three years (32%)
Never (12.8%)
What is this all about? Floppy diskette drives are definitely a thing of the past with new computers. However, we thought it would be interesting to see when the last time our visitors have used one.
What does Computer Hope think? Almost weekly we use the floppy diskette drive at least once with the need of having to use older computers without network connections and/or USB.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
How many songs do you have in your music library?
Conducted December 1 - 31, 2008
None (8.4%)
1 to 500 (34.9%)
501 to 1,000 (9.6%)
1,001 to 2,000 (13.3%)
2,001 to 5,000 (8.4%)
5,001 to 10,000 (12.7%)
10,001 to 20,000 (10.2%)
20,001 to 30,000 (1.2%)
30,001 to 50,000 (0%)
Over 50,001 (1.2%)
What is this all about? Storing music on your computer has definitely become the way for users to store their music library. We thought it'd be interesting to see how many songs our visitors have in their online music library.
What does Computer Hope think? For this months poll we would have voted for 5,001 to 20,000 songs we've currently got in our music library.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
How many messenger contacts do you have?
Conducted November 1 - 30, 2008
None (28.6%)
Less than five (18.8%)
Between 6 - 10 (9%)
Between 11 - 20 (15%)
More than 21 (28.6%)
What is this all about? We thought it'd be interesting this month to see how many IM contacts our visitors had.
What does Computer Hope think? For this months poll we would of voted for "Between 11 - 20" and although we have a few contacts we tend to not log in often as it can be an easy distraction.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
Do you have a webcam?
Conducted October 1 - 31, 2008
No (56.8%)
Yes (43.2%)
What is this all about? YouTube and other popular video sites have become one of the most popular destinations on the Internet. We thought it'd be interesting this month to see how many of our visitors have their own webcam.
What does Computer Hope think? We have a few different webcams and cameras although admittedly don't use them much.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
What color is your computer
Conducted September 1 - 30, 2008
White (8.3%)
Beige (5.8%)
Black (63.3%)
Silver (12.9%)
Gray (4.6%)
Yellow (0%)
Red (1.3%)
Clear (0%)
Other (3.8%)
What is this all about? With the wide variety of types and colors of computers we thought it'd be interesting to see what color of computers are users have.
What does Computer Hope think? Because we have multiple computer, most being black, silver, and beige we went with our primary system which is silver. We were actually surprised to see the vast majority of our visitors have black computers.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
What do you pay monthly to connect to the Internet?
Conducted August 1 - 31, 2008
$19.99 or less (18.4%)
$20 - $29.99 (33.3%)
$30 - $39.99 (8%)
$40 - $50 (28.2%)
More than $50 (12.1%)
What is this about? We thought this month it'd be interesting to see what everyone around the world is paying to connect to the Internet a month. We requested that our visitors participating in this poll who were not in the United states convert their currency to U.S. values to help keep everything consistent.
What does Computer Hope think? For our Internet connection, we would have voted for $40 - $50.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
How long have you gone without getting on the computer?
Conducted July 1 - 31, 2008
Few hours (44.4%)
Few days (22.2%)
One week (10.2%)
Few weeks (14.2%)
Over a month (3.6%)
Few months (3.1%)
Over a year (2.2%)
What is this about? With computers becoming part of almost everyone's life we thought it'd be interesting this month to see how long you've gone without getting on a computer.
What does Computer Hope think? We were surprised to see how many of our voters have only gone a few hours without being on a computer. Unlike many of our voters we've gone one week without being on a computer.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
Do you think it'll be possible for computers to enslave humans?
Conducted June 1 - 30, 2008
Will never happen (38.9%)
Within 10 years (1.5%)
In 10 - 20 years (6.1%)
Within 100 years (13.7%)
In over 100 years (3.8%)
Has already happened (35.9%)
What is this all about? We thought we'd post a hypothetical poll this month and see how many of you think computers could some day enslave humans. We thought it'd be interesting to see these results as computers continue to become an ever growing part of each of our life's.
What does Computer Hope think? Although we hate to predict the future, because it's almost always wrong we would have voted within 100 years this month. We were surprised to see how many of you believe that this has already happened.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
What is the date of the oldest e-mail you've in your inbox?
Conducted May 1 - 31, 2008
Less than a week (18.7%)
A few months (15.9%)
Received in 2007 (14%)
Received in 2006 (9.3%)
Received in 2005 (9.3%)
Received in 2004 (5.6%)
Received in 2003 (7.5%)
2002 or older (19.6%)
What is this all about? Chatting and IM is one of the most popular things to do on the Internet. We thought it would be interesting this month to see month to see what IM client our visitors are using if any.
What does Computer Hope think? Like many of our visitors we also primarily use the MSN Messenger.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
What IM client(s) are you using?
Conducted April 1 - 30, 2008
Adium (0%)
AIM (ICQ) (7.1%)
Google Talk (11.4%)
iChat (0.8%)
Skype (8.7%)
Jabber (0.5%)
Meebo (0.5%)
Miranda (0.5%)
MSN Messenger (22.6%)
Pidgin (4.4%)
Trillian (3.5%)
Yahoo! Messenger (23.2%)
Gadu-Gadu (0.8%)
QQ (1.4%)
Other (5.4%)
None (7.4%)
Xfire (1.6%)
What is this all about? Chatting and IM is one of the most popular things to do on the Internet. We thought it would be interesting this month to see month to see what IM client our visitors are using if any.
What does Computer Hope think? Like many of our visitors we also primarily use the MSN Messenger.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
How many CD's have you ripped to your computer?
Conducted March 1 - 31, 2008
None (22.3%)
1 - 10 (20.4%)
10 - 30 (14%)
30 - 50 (10.2%)
50 - 100 (10.2%)
Over 100 (22.9%)
What is this all about? With the increased popularity of MP3
players, iTunes and other online services, and the decrease in sales
of CD's we thought it would be interesting to see if those users who
have CDs have ripped any of them to their computer.
What does Computer Hope think? Like many of our visitors we
would have voted over 100 as we've ripped our entire music
collection on CDs to a digital format.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
When your computer prompts you to restart do you?
Conducted February 1 - 29, 2008
Yes always
(33%)
Sometimes
(36.8%)
Never unless required
(30.2%)
What is this all about? Microsoft Windows commonly prompts
users to restart their computer after updating software, drivers and
performing other system tasks. Often when prompted users can choose
to restart at a later time. We thought it would be interesting to
see how many of our visitors restart their computer when prompted.
What does Computer Hope think? Like most of our visitors we
would of voted sometimes. Many times we're often involved in
something and put rebooting the computer off until later.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
What computer hardware has failed on you before?
Conducted January 1 - 31, 2008
Never had a hardware failure
(2.1%)
CD-ROM / Disc drive
(12%)
Hard drive
(14.4%)
Memory
(7.7%)
Monitor / Display
(8.8%)
Motherboard
(8.6%)
Mouse / Keyboard
(8.7%)
Network card
(4%)
Power supply
(10.4%)
Processor
(4.1%)
Sound card
(4.6%)
Speakers
(3.7%)
Video card
(5.4%)
Other drive
(2.6%)
Other
(2.9%)
What is this all about? Computer hardware failure is
something no one wants to deal with. However, for the majority of
computer users you're likely to encounter some type of hardware
failure during the life-time of your computer. This month we thought
it would be interesting to see how many of you have encountered a
hardware failure and if so what device has failed on you. This month
allowed users to vote on more than one thing.
What does Computer Hope think? This month we would have voted
for all available options as we've encountered one or more failures
with each of these devices with each of the computers we've had.
Click here to see other users' comments about this poll
View all older polls
|
