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  • From: "steven foong" <stevenf@one.net.au>
  • To: <xml-dev@ic.ac.uk>
  • Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 01:23:45 +1000

xml survey

Hi,

I would be pleased and appreciated of your help by answering the following questionaires for my research. It should not take more than 10 minutes to complete.

Thank you very much. 

University of Wollongong

Information Sheet

Research Title: How important is XML likely to be to the next phase of development of Web technologies?

Researcher’s Name: Steven Foong

This research project is being conducted as part of a Bachelor of Information and Technology degree supervised by Dr. Carole Alcock in the department of Information and Computer Science Technology at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

The aim is to find out the importance of XML likely to be to the next phase of development of Web technologies?

Your participation in this research is voluntary, you are free to refuse to participate and you are free to withdraw from the research at any time.

If you would like to discuss this research further please contact Steven Foong on 02-97244882 (Australia) or Dr. Carole Alcock on (02) 42213884. If you have any enquires regarding the conduct of the research please contact the Secretary of the University of Wollongong Human Research Ethics Committee on (02) 42214457.

Survey Questionnaires:

1.    Which Browser do you use while on-line?

    a.    Netscape Navigator 

    b.    Internet Explorer         

    c.    Others    

    Answer:    _____
                      
2.    Have you ever tried using XML?
 
    a.    Yes   
    b.    No   
 
    Answer:    ______
 
3.    If the answer is yes in 2 above: XML is just as easy and simple to use as HTML.
 
    a.    Strongly Disagree   
    b.    Disagree
    c.    Mildly Disagree
    d.    Mildly Agree
    e.    Agree
    f.    Strongly Agree
 
    Answer:    ____
 
4.    Have you published any materials on the Internet in the last 12 months?
 
 
    a.    Yes   
    b.    No   
 
    Answer:    ______
 
5.    If the answer is yes in 5, what publishing format did you use?
  1. HTML.
  2. XML.
  3. Acrobat PDF.
  4. VRML.
  5. Others.
    Answer:    ______
     
6.    What is your preferred format for Web publication?
   
  1. HTML.
  2. XML.
  3. Acrobat PDF.
  4. VRML.
  5. Others.
    Answer:    ______
 
7.    Which Search Engine do you use most to look for information in the Web?
 
    a.    WebCrawler.
    b.    Hotbot.
    c.    Yahoo.
    d.    Excite.
    e.    Infoseek
    f.    Others

Answer:    ______

8.    You normally get the precise information you are looking for with a minimum amount of effort.             (Referring to question 8)   

 
    a.    Strongly Disagree   
    b.    Disagree
    c.    Mildly Disagree
    d.    Mildly Agree
    e.    Agree
    f.    Strongly Agree
 
    Answer:    ____
 
9.    Documents marked up with XML are easier for search engine to locate with less effort than                those markup with HTML.
 
    a.    Strongly Disagree   
    b.    Disagree
    c.    Mildly Disagree
    d.    Mildly Agree
    e.    Agree
    f.    Strongly Agree
 
    Answer:    ____
 
10.    XML is better than HTML in the areas of
  1. Extensibility
  2. Client side processing
  3. manageability of documents
    Answer:    ____
 
11.    Some ‘Futurists’ predict that XML is the ‘The Next Big Thing’ as a markup language for Web publication in the                future.
 
    a.    Strongly Disagree   
    b.    Disagree
    c.    Mildly Disagree
    d.    Mildly Agree
    e.    Agree
    f.    Strongly Agree
 
    Answer:    ____
 
12.    Where do you see XML position will be in the next 5 years?
  1. Becomes the prime Markup Language used in Web publication.
  2. Exists in parallel with HTML.
  3. An island of XML in HTML.
  4. Will be diminished.
    Answer:    ____
 
13.    XML is more complex to implement than HTML and is bound by rules that would deter people from using it.
 
    a.    Strongly Disagree   
    b.    Disagree
    c.    Mildly Disagree
    d.    Mildly Agree
    e.    Agree
    f.    Strongly Agree
 
    Answer:    ____
 
14.    The following will be responsible for the success of XML, (Please rank from 1 to 5 to each of the following: 1 denotes Strongly Disagree and 5 denotes Stronly Agree)
 
                                                                         Answer
  1. Web Publisher                                   _______
  2. DBMS                                                   _______
  3. E-commerce                                       _______
  4. Browsers                                            _______
  5. Others ___________________      _______
 
15.    The success of XML will depend on the full functionality of XSL as specified by the W3C.
 
    a.    Strongly Disagree   
    b.    Disagree
    c.    Mildly Disagree
    d.    Mildly Agree
    e.    Agree
    f.    Strongly Agree
 
    Answer:    ____
 
16.    Any comment?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17.    Please indicate if you like to know the result of this survey?
 
    a.    Yes
    b.    No
 
    Answer:   _______
 
 
 
Thank you.

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