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1 out of 10 Americans believe HTML is an STD

By on March 7, 2014

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Detailed within a study commissioned by coupon site Vouchercloud, approximately 11 percent of Americans believe that HTML, a coding language used to design sites on the Web, is a sexually transmitted disease. The study was being used to determine how familiar people are with technical terms and that would influence how the site described these terms to visitors.

However, that wasn’t the only shocking stat in the bunch. For instance:

  • More than 20% of Americans believe that MP3, a digital format for music encoding, is a robot from the “Star Wars” series. (C-3PO anyone?)
  • Nearly one fifth of Americans believe that Blu-ray, a physical disc format for movies and data storage, is actually a marine animal.  (Perhaps a Sting-ray?)
  • More than one fourth of Americans believe that gigabyte, a unit of storage on hard drives, is a South American insect.
  • Over 40% thought the word motherboard, a computer component, is referring to the deck of a cruise ship.
  • 12% believe that USB, a conduit for data transfer, is actually an acronym for a European country.
  • 15% of Americans think that software, a term for computer programs, is actually a type of comfortable clothing.

One thing is for sure, if you have a job in the tech industry in America, it’s probably extremely safe.

About Mike Flacy

Editor-in-Chief for The CheckOut. During my free time, I love to write about pop culture, home theater, digital photography, social media, mobile technology and cool gadgets!

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