信息技术语言是个迷.docx

信息技术语言是个迷
IT Language is a Mystery
Every week millions of Britons use computers to access the









信息技术语言是个迷
IT Language is a Mystery
Every week millions of Britons use computers to access the internet but how many of them actually know their ipods from their IMs? Not many it seems.
A recent survey from Nielsen/ NetRatings – a global internet, media and market research company - shows that while the British are crazy about buying and owning new technology they're not so keen to keep up with the ever-changing jargon of 21st century technology.
According to Nielsen/NetRatings, people love having cutting-edge technology but often don't understand the terms that describe what their devices actually do.
For example, 40% of online Britons receive news feeds but 67% don't know that the official term for this service is Really Simple Syndication.
Terms like WiFi and PDA are still meaningless to more than 30% of the British public who regularly work or surf online.
Acronyms in particular bamboozle users. 75% of online Britons don't know that VOD stands for video-on-demand, while 68% are unaware that personal video recorders are more commonly referred to as PVRs.