CompTIA Research
Summary of “CompTIA Research Poll: Twenty-Five Years of
Technology ”
About the Poll
In celebration of CompTIA’s 25th Anniversary, we’ve polled various audiences to get their input on the past 25 years, and what they believe the future holds. This particular survey queried CompTIA Research panelists and CompTIA members. The Web-based survey was launched during June-July 2007. The survey closed July 24, 2007 with a total of 473 responses.
Sample of Key Findings
- The majority of respondents (91%) have been working in the
IT industry for at least three
years.
- Respondents selected the top ten most influential
people in the IT industry for the past
25 years.
- Eighty-four percent (84%) believe Bill Gates of
Microsoft to be the most influential.
- Steve Jobs of
Apple Computer was chosen by nearly three-quarters
(73%) of
respondents.
- Michael Dell of Dell Computers was selected
by more than one-half (53%) of
respondents.
- Eighty-four percent (84%) believe Bill Gates of
Microsoft to be the most influential.
- Respondents then selected products, applications,
and technologies that they
believed to be among the top ten most influential
in the IT industry over the past 25
years.
- Sixty-six percent (66%) chose Internet explorer
as the most influential.
- Fifty-six percent (56%)
selected Microsoft Word.
- One-half of respondents
(50%) selected Microsoft Windows 95.
- Microsoft
Excel and the Apple iPod were each selected
by forty-nine percent
(49%) of respondents.
- Sixty-six percent (66%) chose Internet explorer
as the most influential.
- Respondents chose which
tech device they believed they would most rely
on 25 years
from now.
- Thirty-four percent (34%) of respondents selected
the Personal Digital Assistant
(PDA).
- Twenty-two percent (22%) selected the mobile/cell
phone.
- Twenty-one percent (21%) believe that
it is a device that is yet-to-be developed.
- Seventeen
percent (17%) selected the laptop computer
and six percent (6%)
selected the desktop computer.
- Thirty-four percent (34%) of respondents selected
the Personal Digital Assistant
(PDA).
- In conclusion,
respondents were asked which IT-related
issue they believed would have
the greatest impact on the industry 25 years
from now.
- Twenty-six percent (26%) selected
wireless connectivity.
- Twenty percent (20%) chose globalization.
- Fifteen
percent (15%) believe green computing.
- Eleven percent (11%) selected IT skills shortage.
- Twenty-six percent (26%) selected
wireless connectivity.
Complete reports are available to CompTIA corporate members via logging into CompTIA’s Members Only Area at http://members.comptia.org. The information contained throughout these studies is proprietary to CompTIA. No portion of these studies may be reproduced in any form without the expressed written permission of CompTIA. However, small segments of no more than one paragraph in length may be quoted if proper citation is made. For more information or if you’re not a member and would like to purchase the report, please contact research@comptia.org.
Email
Print
Mobile