GCaptcha

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RangeInformation
1. 0 - 100

GCaptcha
Choice Total Percent
1. Name(Optional)    
Total Number of Comments74 
  • (529579) - vernie
  • (490699) - James
  • (489808) - Lavo
  • (488738) - James
  • (487909) - Aron
  • (487713) - Jon Derek Benito
  • (487479) - John
  • (487361) - Benj Flores
  • (487261) - Paul
  • (486676) - N/A
  • (486670) - Andy
2. Educational attainment    
   Elementary 33 12%
   Highschool 55 21%
   College Graduate 51 19%
   Undergraduate 87 33%
   Post graduate 31 12%
   Others 10 4%
Total Number of Choices267 
3. Course/degree    
Total Number of Comments179 
  • (549289) - BS Chemistry
  • (529579) - BS Computer Science
  • (494016) - Electrical Engineering
  • (490592) - Bachelor in Communications: Film & TV
  • (489808) - Pure and Applied Science
  • (489266) - M.S. Microbiology
  • (488738) - Game Art & Design
  • (488664) - MA in Archaeology
  • (487924) - None
  • (487918) - Junior in Highschool
  • (487909) - Computer Engineering
4. Profession/Affiliation/Occupation    
Total Number of Comments153 
  • (549289) - College instructor
  • (494016) - Student
  • (490592) - Film/TV Producer/Director
  • (489808) - Student
  • (489266) - Researcher
  • (488664) - Professor UP Open University
  • (487924) - None
  • (487918) - Student
  • (487909) - Student
  • (487863) - -
  • (487710) - Agronomist
A CAPTCHA is a program that protects websites against bots by generating and grading tests that humans can pass but current computer programs cannot. For example, humans can read distorted text as the one shown below, but current computer programs can't:

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They are usually seen on different sites like fora and social networking sites (e.g. Facebook,Yahoo Messenger,GMAIL )Captchas act as a first line of defense against spammers, hackers.
This survey is designed to assess the level of difficulty encountered by computer users because of captchas.
   
5. Have you encountered a captcha before? (Required)    
   Yes 197 96%
   No 9 4%
Total Number of Choices206 
6. If you answered yes in number 5, do you have any problem reading/writing captcha ?    
   Yes 100 49%
   No 103 51%
Total Number of Choices203 
7. If you answered yes in number 6, what difficulties did you encounter in reading/writing captcha?    
   can not recognize characters because of too much distortion 100 57%
   very difficult to read because of color combination 33 19%
   very long captcha 20 11%
   do not understand captcha's purpose 4 2%
   others 18 10%
Total Number of Choices175 
8. On the average, how many hours per week, do you use the computer ? (Required)    
   0-5 14 7%
   6-10 32 16%
   11-15 19 9%
   16-20 20 10%
   more than 20 121 59%
Total Number of Choices206 
9. On the average, how many captchas have you answered this month? (Required)    
   I have never encountered any captcha 12 6%
   1-10 131 64%
   11-20 33 16%
   21-30 17 8%
   30-40 5 2%
   greater than 40 8 4%
Total Number of Choices206 
10. On the average, indicate % of captchas which you answered correctly ( without refreshing the page) (Required)    
   0-25 42 20%
   26-50 8 4%
   51-75 32 16%
   76-100 121 59%
   I do not answer captchas 3 1%
Total Number of Choices206 
11. Would you prefer another type of captcha,like playing a short game ? (Required)    
   Yes 72 35%
   No 106 52%
   I do not like captchas 27 13%
Total Number of Choices205 
12. Please pick/write your preferred type of captcha (Required)    
   Game 62 25%
   The usual image captcha 119 48%
   Others 35 14%
   None 30 12%
Total Number of Choices246 
Thank you for completing this survey.