Briefly, describe your general attitude towards computers and technology in general. Be honest, as there are no right or wrong answers to these questions. Some questions to consider: Are you comfortable around computers or do they make you uneasy? Why do you think you react this way? Do you think they make life better or do you think it was better before computers were as common as they are today? How? Do you think technology in general helps people more than it hurts them? Why? What do you think are the main benefits of computers and technology in general? Conversely, what do you think are the main drawbacks?

"I think [computers] are a great thing, but can at the same time be damaging to society in general. I love e-mail and chatting on-line, but I also know how consuming they become if you aren't careful. If not used correctly, I fear for the next generation of children."

"In a way [the computer] allows us to observe things we never have before. It is a great resource for looking up anything you've ever been interested in, but in a way it cuts off physical and emotional human contact; two characteristics that are essential for life." {author's emphases}

"Computers definitely help me on a daily basis, whether in school, sending e-mail or on the Internet. I do not believe that they are harmful or have taken the place of thinking in the world today."

"I am not very comfortable around computers because I have never really had much need for them...On one hand, they have made the world a smaller place and improved the medical field. On the other hand, they have made life twenty times more complicated than it was even twenty years ago."

"Personally, I think computers are great...But, I am not good with technology. Computers are somewhat foreign to me. Word processors are on my level, but all of the options available on the program are not."

"I'm pretty comfortable around computers, but the Web does scare me some. At home, I'll get really frustrated with the computer because ours just isn't fast enough and it makes me want to hate them. But there is a downfall to our 'wonderful technology,' that is getting into personal lives. The Internet gives access to anyone to find out too much about others."

"Technology can seem threatening at first, especially if one has no prior knowledge, but this fear can be easily overcome."

"I think that if you know how to use [computers], they can help you to work much more efficiently. I'm not sure they make life better because sometimes other problems arise from the use of computers."

"I am very comfortable around computers. The reason I have this comfort is because I have been using computers since I was about three or four years old."

"I am pretty comfortable with computers when dealig with word processing and e-mail. I have trouble with the technology that actually makes my computer work."

"Computers make me uneasy because they don't  seem to work when I use them...The main benefit of computers is the exchanging of information. A drawback is that you don't know if the information you are getting is real."

"I am comfortable when I first begin because I always think I know what I am doing--but it never ends up that way. I always end up pushing the wrong button or deleting the wrong part and I just get frustrated."

"Computers are good resources but I wouldn't rely on them. There is always a chance of computers crashing, egtting a virus or power outages...Overall, I think computers do help. However, I also think that some people use them to do some things that they should do on their own. Technology has made some things so simple and people become lazy."