Appendix A - IT Specialist.com Survey

IT Specialist Survey Questions

(Web Services and Mobile Technology)

  1. Are You a Microsoft Certified Professional or Office User Specialist? If not, what other IT certifications do you hold if any?

Yes

No

            Novell

            Sun

            Cisco

            A+

            Linux

            Other

            None

               Note: If you answered no to question one, you may wish to skip the next 6 questions in this survey.

 

  1. If you are a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and/or Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS), which certificates do you currently hold?

 

MCP

MCP + Internet

MCP + Site Building

MCSE

MCSE + Internet

MCSA

MCSD

MCAD

MCDBA

MCT

MOUS

MOUS Instructor

 

  1. How long have you been a Microsoft Certified Professional?

Integer value

 

  1. On a scale of one to five, how well does a Microsoft certification help you in obtaining a job or promotion?

 

  1. Where are you employed as a MCP?

 

Private Industry

Non-Profit

Government

Unemployed

 

  1. If you are an employee of a company or organization, what is your annual salary as a MCP?

  

  1. As a independent contractor or sole proprietor (MCP) how much do you charge or make for your IT services on an hourly basis?

 

  1. With the advent of Web services (.NET distributed computing), do think there will be a potential decline in the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers or Administrators over the next five or ten years? Please make your selection below:

 

5 years

10 years

Never. There will always be an enormous demand for MCSEs and SAs.

 

  1. What method of technical training do normally prefer or buy?

Online
Books - Printed
Books - Electronic
CBTs - CD/DVD Interactive Computer Based Training

  1. With the upcoming release of the lightweight Tablet PC based on Window XP Tablet Edition, do see yourself using e-books more often in the future?

 

  1. Would you be willing to pay for e-books if they cost less than the average printed technical study guide or reference manual? If so, how much less--realistically?

20% percent discount
30% percent discount
40% percent discount
50% percent discount

  1. What sort of features would you like to see in technical e-books in the future?

 

Built-in technical dictionaries

Video training exercises that compliment text

Hyperlinking to the Web

Relevant advertisements

 

  1. Which reader software program for displaying and organizing e-books would you prefer to use?

 

Microsoft Reader (requires Microsoft Passport)

Adobe Acrobat e-book Reader