Write your abstract
here.This quiz is dedicated to all of those
people
who find themselves constantly
roaming the net. Do you
leave yourself logged in twenty-four hours a day, even
when
you're not home? Is your wpm typing speed higher than
your
IQ? Are you having trouble seeing things at distances
greater than 2 feet? Yes, YOU. You know who you are.
Ok... shall we begin? Yes? 5
points... (you could've
backed
out.)
Unless otherwise stated, point values are as follows: 2
for
(a), 4 for (b), 6 for (c), and 10 for (d).
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1) How many valid net addresses do you have? Multiple
machines at the same site do not count.
<> Internet <> UUCP <> Other public access <> Other
<> Bitnet <> Freenet <> Internet BBS <> All seven
(2 points each)
2) How many hours did it take for you to create
your .sig?
a) Huh?
b) More than one
c) More than five
d) I'm still looking for a really funky quote
3) On an average working day, how many email messages
do
you receive?
a) Nobody sends me any mail... sniff
b) Three, but they're all from Lester in the next
cubicle
over, because he has nothing better to do
c) I can't count that high, I failed calculus
d) Don't ask me now, I'm too busy. Send me e-mail.
4) All right, fess up. Have you ever read
alt.sex.bondage
just to see what the heck those perverts were talking
about?
a) Yes, and I'm so ashamed
b) Yes, and I'm so embarrassed
c) Yes, and would you please explain a few things to
me...
d) No, never. (10 points. You're lying.)
5) Have you ever met one of your past SO's (significant
others) via a computer network?
a) No
b) Yes, through a newsgroup we both posted on
c) Yes, by
chatting randomly over the Internet (shame!)
d) Yes, by chatting over RELAY
6) Once you've logged onto your system, what do you
spend
most of your time doing?
a) Putting books on reserve in the library computer
system.
b) Reading Alice in Wonderland in the online bookshelf
c) Reading the monthly postings on rec.humor.funny
d) Writing up stupid quizzes because you've done
everything
else
7) If someone were to telephone your home at any given
moment of the day, what would be the percent chance
that
your phone would be busy?
a) Zero... I've got call waiting
b) 25%.... I only dial in from work (Uh, hi, boss)
c) 75%.... Duh, so that's why nobody ever calls me
d) Zero... My modem has a separate phone line
8) Which Usenet newsgroups do you spend the most time
reading?
a) The comp. groups... because they're so informative
b) The soc. groups.... because they're so multicultural
c) The rec. groups.... because they're so diverting
d) The alt. groups.... because I don't know what half
those words mean
9) What's your worst complaint about having an Internet
account?
a) I have to pay $5/month for it
b) The damn sysadmins won't give me enough quota to hold
all my .gif's
c) All those programmers keep tying up the modem lines
d) I have to stay in school to keep it
10) Check your watch now. What time is it?
a) 10 am... coffee break
b) 3 pm.... General Hospital's on
c) 12 am... one last login before I hit the sack
d) 4 am.... Oh my God, I've got a test tomorrow
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. SCORING TIME.
0-25 points: You're not a nerd. Go read a manual or two
and
come back next year.
25-50 points: You're an up-and-coming Internet nerd.
Why
don't you telnet over to 128.6.4.8 and play around with
the
Quartz BBS for a while.
50-75 points: You're a full-fledged Internet nerd. Join
the
club.
75-100 points: You're an Internet addict. Try going to
the
librome good.
100+ points: You're an Internet obsessive-compulsive.
Unplug your computer, go out in the woods for a few
days,
and relax. Lay back and listen to the birds singing.
Clear
your mind. And don't forget to unsubscribe yourself
from
all those lists before you leave. .