U.S. adults who have faked knowledge about cloud computing as of 2012

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 28, 2012
This statistic gives information on the percentage of U.S. adults who have feigned knowledge about cloud computing. During a survey in August 2012, it was found that 22 percent of U.S. adults had faked knowledge about cloud computing. Out of this group, 33 percent of respondents who had faked knowledge of the cloud had done so at work.

Percentage of U.S. adults who have faked knowledge about cloud computing as of August 2012

CharacteristicPercent of respondents
Pretended to know what the cloud is or how it works 22%
Feel that others refer to the cloud in conversations when they really don't know how it works 56%
Faked knowledge of the cloud at work 33%
Faked knowledge of the cloud during a first date 17%
Faked knowledge of the cloud during a job interview 14%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percent of respondents22%22%56%56%33%33%17%17%14%14%Pretended to know what the cloud is or how it worksFeel that others refer to the cloud in conversations when they reallydon't know how it worksFaked knowledge of the cloud at workFaked knowledge of the cloud during a first dateFaked knowledge of the cloud during a job interview
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%

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August 2012

Region

United States

Survey time period

August 2012

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

8-19 years

Method of interview

Online survey

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