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Computer Jargon Too Difficult for Office Workers

Posted by Zonk on from the ping-me dept.

slashflood writes "Most office workers find computer terms such as javascript and jpeg just as difficult to understand as a foreign language, according to a new survey. A poll of 1,500 staff by recruitment firm Computer People showed that three out of four wasted more than an hour every week simply finding out what some technical term meant. 'A massive 61% don't understand the difference between gigabytes, kilobytes and megabytes and as a result have sent e-mails with huge attachments that have blocked clients' systems.'"

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  1. News Flash - Lusers Don't Get It by deutschemonte · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This and more tonight at 11.

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  2. Computer jargon too difficult for authors? by shiloh.sharps · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I always thought Excel was a spreadsheet program (from article):
    Excell - this helps to run programs on your PC.

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  3. RTFM n/t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    n/t

  4. This calls for a new operating system. by null+etc. · · Score: -1, Redundant
    This article has given me a great idea. I'm going to create an operating system called RetardOs, so that hapless users don't even need to know that they're using a computer to, well, use it.

    Here are the official file types supported by RetardOs:

    Picture, Song, Sound, Movie, TV Show, Media Clip, Advertisement, Radio Channel, Spreadsheet, Letter, Web Page
    Here are the official applications that come bundled with RetardOs:

    Picture Viewer, Song Player, Sound Player, Movie Player, TV Show Player, Media Clip Player, Advertisement Viewer, Radio Channel Player, Spreadsheet Editor, Letter Editor, Web Page Viewer, Calculator, Calendar, File Finder, Porn Finder, Porn Hider
    That's it, that's all they need. No confusing concepts like multiple file types or "menus", god forbid.