What is the main business, product or service of your company/organisation?

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 
Banking, Insurance, Financial Services 
Construction 
Distribution, Logistics, Transport 
Education 
Energy & Water Supply 
Government, Local Authorities 
Healthcare/Medical 
Hotels, Catering, Entertainment 
Mining, Chemicals, Minerals 
Computer Eqpt Manufacturer 
Metal Goods, Engineering, Electronics 
Other Manufacturing 
Telecommunications 
Business Services 
Computer Dealer/Reseller/VAR 
Other Retail 
Software House 
System OEM 
Other (please state) 


What is your status within your company/organisation?

Proprietor/Partner/Board Level Director 
Departmental Manager (IT) 
Departmental Manager (Non-IT) 
Non-Managerial (IT) 
Non-Managerial (Non-IT) 
None of the above 


How would you describe your job function?  (Please tick any of the following activities that is a regular part of your job function - tick all that apply)

Overall Head of IT 
IT Strategy & Planning 
Business Analysis 
Systems Management 
Software Development/Engineering 
Database Management 
Database Administration 
Network Management 
Network Maintenance 
Network Support 
Datacomms/Telecomms Management 
Datacomms/Telecomms
Maintenance/Support 
Data Security 
Analysis/Programming 
Project Management/Team Leader 
User Support/Helpdesk 
Research and Development 
Training 
IT Consultancy 
Consultancy - Non IT 
Finance/Accounting 
Sales & Marketing 
Personnel/HR 
Purchasing 
General Business/Management 
None of the above 



How would you describe your decision-making role in purchasing computers and related equipment for your company?  (Tick all that apply)

Authorise purchase 
Choose supplier 
Choose product 
Evaluate supplier 
Evaluate product 
Establish the need 
Other decision making role 
None of the above 


Are you self-employed/working as a contractor?

Self employed 
Working as a Contractor 
Neither 

Which systems software have you used? (tick all that apply)

UNIX 
Windows 3.1 
Windows 95 
Windows NT 
Oracle 
MS/DOS 
LANS 
WANS 
Novell/Netware 
TCP/IP 
Informix 
SAP 
SYNON 
Sybase 
Ingres 
OS/2 
OS/400 
CICS 
DB2 
CASE 
MVS 
VAX/VMS 
X25 
IMS 
SSADM 

Which programmming languages have you used? (tick all that apply)

C 
C++ 
Basic 
Visual Basic 
COBOL 
SQL 
RPG/400 
ADA 
4GL 
Assembler 
RPG/3 
PL/1 
Pascal 
Fortran 
Powerhouse 
Clipper 
Progress 
JAVA 



How many people are employed: 

In your organisation as a whole?
At your site?
1000+ 
1000+ 
500-999 
500-999 
250-499 
250-499 
100-249 
100-249 
50-99 
50-99 
25-49 
25-49 
10-24 
10-24 
1-9 
1-9 



 How many PCs are there in your organisation?

1000+ 
500 to 999 
200 to 499 
100 to 199 
50 to 99 
20 to 49 
10 to 19 
5 to 9 
Less than 5 
None 


What is your organisation's approximate annual IT/DP budget?

£100m+ 
£50m to £99.9m 
£20m to £49.9m 
£10m to £19.9m 
£5m to £9.9m 
£1m to £4.9m 
£500k to £999k 
£250k to £499k 
£100k to £249k 
£50k to £99k 
£25k to 49k 

 


 What is the approximate annual turnover of your organisation?

£1,000m+ 
£500m to £999.9m 
£250m to £499.9m 
£100m to £249.9m 
£50m to £99.9m 
£25m to £49.9m 
£10m to £24.9m 
£5m to £9.9m 
Less than £5m 


Do you have access to the Internet?

Yes 
No 


How often would you say you use the Internet?

Every day 
Every week 
Every two weeks 
Every month 
Very rarely 
Not at all 


How many years of working experience do you have in IT? (tick all that apply)

Less than 2  years 
2-5 years 
6-10 years 
More than 10  years 



Which of the following products and services do you:

System

Use
Purchase
Mainframe 
Mainframe 
Minis 
Minis 
IBM Compatible PCs 
IBM Compatible PCs 
Macintosh Compatible PCs 
Macintosh Compatible PCs 
Midrange/Central Server 
Midrange/Central Server 
Portable/Laptop/Notebook 
Portable/Laptop/Notebook 
Servers 
Servers 
Workstations 
Workstations 
Other 
Other 


Networking/Comms

Use
Purchase
Ethernet 
Ethernet 
File Server 
File Server 
Gateways/Bridges/Routers 
Gateways/Bridges/Routers 
Hubs 
Hubs 
LANs 
LANs 
Modems/Multiplexers 
Modems/Multiplexers 
Networking Software 
Networking Software 
PABXS 
PABXS 
PC Host Connectivity 
PC Host Connectivity 
Remote Access 
Remote Access 
TCP/IP 
TCP/IP 
Token Ring 
Token Ring 
WANS 
WANS 
Other 
Other 


  Peripherals

Use
Purchase
CD-ROM 
CD-ROM 
Hard Disk Drives 
Hard Disk Drives 
Inkjet/Bubblejet Printers 
Inkjet/Bubblejet Printers 
Input Devices 
Input Devices 
Laser Printers 
Laser Printers 
Microprocessor Chips 
Microprocessor Chips 
Monitors/VDUs 
Monitors/VDUs 
Optical Storage Devices 
Optical Storage Devices 
Scanners 
Scanners 
Tape Back-up Systems 
Tape Back-up Systems 
Terminals/X Terminals 
Terminals/X Terminals 
Uninterruptable Power Supplies 
Uninterruptable Power Supplies 
Video/Graphics/Memory Boards 
Video/Graphics/Memory Boards 
Other 
Other 



Software

Use
Purchase
Anti-Virus Software 
Anti-Virus Software 
Business Packages 
Business Packages 
Databases 
Databases 
Desktop Publishing 
Desktop Publishing 
Development Tools 
Development Tools 
Multimedia 
Multimedia 
Operating Systems 
Operating Systems 
Project Management 
Project Management 
Programme Languages 
Programme Languages 
Vertical Applications 
Vertical Applications 
Other 
Other 


Services

Use
Purchase
Application Maintenance 
Application Maintenance 
Bureau Services 
Bureau Services 
Complete Outsourcing 
Complete Outsourcing 
Contract Staff 
Contract Staff 
Disk Duplication/Copying 
Disk Duplication/Copying 
Facilities Management 
Facilities Management 
Hardware Maintenance 
Hardware Maintenance 


  Hardware/Software/Rentals/Leasing 

Use
Purchase
Network Maintenance 
Network Maintenance 
Network Provision 
Network Provision 
Recruitment Consultancy 
Recruitment Consultancy 
Software Maintenance 
Software Maintenance 
Other 
Other 
None of these
None of these

