Content-type: text/html Webmaster Questionnaire

Webmaster Questionnaire


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How long have you been performing/overseeing Web server activities?
How many servers do you operate?
Which server(s) do you operate?
(Please check all that apply.)
What is the speed of the network connection to your server?
That is, what is the speed of the first connection from your server to the network?
How much of your typical working day is spent performing Webmaster related activites?
What is the primary platform your WWW servers run from?
Which if the following types of gateways do you operate to control internal traffic to the Internet?
How much do you receive from advertising on your site per month?
Which of the following features of a Web server are most important?
(Please check all that apply.)
Do you operate a separate web site for internal distribution of information (i.e., Intranet)?
Which server(s) do you plan on operating in 6 months?
(Please check all that apply.)
Are you the sole Webmaster for your organization?
Which log files services/tools do you current use?
(Please check all that apply)
Do you like the title "Webmaster?"
Which of the following server functions do you know how to set?
(Please check all that apply)
Do you think that Common Log Format is adaquate for logging HTTP requests?

Content Labels

As you probably know, PICS (Platform for Internet Content Selection), is a set of technical specifications for adding labels to Web pages that enable Web site content to be rated. The most common use of labels has been in software filters that block access to content based on ratings associated with that content.


To what extent are you currently using PICS labels to rate content on your Web site?
To what extent do you plan on using PICS labels to rate content on your Web site in the future?
To what extent do you believe that PICS labels are an effective way to rate content on the Internet?
If all of the content on your Web site had to be rated by including PICS labels, which of the following statements best describes your opinion on how expensive this would be?
In your opinion, how time consuming would it be to incorporate PICS labels into preexisting Web site content?

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This questionnaire was developed by:
GVU's WWW User Survey Team and Tom Novak & Donna Hoffman, Vanderbilt University