Internet skills

The following eight activities are defined as internet skills:

• use a search engine/browser to access information;
• send e-mails with attachment(s);
• posting messages in chat rooms, news groups or on message boards;
• making calls over the internet, e.g. via Skype;
• design a webpage;
• sharing folders to exchange music or films;
• put text, games, images, films or music on websites, for example on social network pages, like  Facebook or Twitter;
• change security settings of internet browsers.

The following four categories are used to classify survey participants:

• unskilled: unable to carry out any of these activities;
• poorly skilled: able to carry out one, two or three of these activities;
• moderately skilled: able to carry out four or five of these activities;
• highly skilled: able to carry out six, seven or eight of these activities.