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A. Do you know whether the "486" or "pentium" on a personal computer (and G3 on a Mac) refer to...

Do "486," "Pentium," and G3 on a computer refer to hard drive size, speed, or processor type?

Knowledge of what a computer processor is · Asked in 1 wave, 2002 · 623 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

The size of the hard driveThe speed of the hard driveThe type of microprocessor

Group	The size of the hard drive	The speed of the hard drive	The type of microprocessor	n	MoE
All respondents	15%	27%	58%	623	±5
Northeast	22%	26%	52%	122	±10
Midwest	15%	28%

General Social Survey 2002 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.

Answers as the source codes them

The size of the hard driveThe speed of the hard driveThe type of microprocessorDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2002	2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26	face to face	2,765	623