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
Characteristic
Percent 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
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Citrix. (August 28, 2012). Percentage of U.S. adults who have faked knowledge about cloud computing as of August 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243543/us-adults-who-have-faked-knowledge-about-cloud-computing/
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Citrix. (2012). Percentage of U.S. adults who have faked knowledge about cloud computing as of August 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243543/us-adults-who-have-faked-knowledge-about-cloud-computing/
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Citrix, Percentage of U.S. adults who have faked knowledge about cloud computing as of August 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243543/us-adults-who-have-faked-knowledge-about-cloud-computing/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults who have faked knowledge about cloud computing as of August 2012 [Graph], Citrix, August 28, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243543/us-adults-who-have-faked-knowledge-about-cloud-computing/
