The line graph provides information about the private use of Internet access, PC, Mobile phone and CD player in the UK from 1996 to 2003.
Overall, the general trend of the four elements in the study was upward over the period shown. Moreover, CD player gained the highest proportion in domestic access while the lowest was the Internet.
In 1996, domestic access to CD player was 60% and continued to rise gradually to about 70% in 1998, in which witnessed the advent of Internet with the figure being recorded as over 10%. From the 1998 onwards, the proportion of internet access was increased rapidly and rocketed at approximately 50% in 2002/2003 but still lower than other modes of modern technology.
On the other hand, the mobile phone’s usage started with the lower percentage at 18% usage in comparison with home computer. However, it climbed sharply to 70% usage by 2003, surpassing home computers at the beginning of 1999.
It is noticeable that the modern technology access in homes in the UK was increased steadily from 1996 to 2003 and the most popular device at that time was CD player.
The line graph provides information about the private
use
of Internet
access
, PC, Mobile phone and CD
player
in the UK from 1996 to 2003.
Overall
, the general trend of the four elements in the study was upward over the period shown.
Moreover
, CD
player
gained the highest proportion in domestic
access
while the lowest was the Internet.
In 1996, domestic
access
to CD
player
was 60% and continued to rise
gradually
to about 70% in 1998, in which witnessed the advent of Internet with the figure
being recorded
as over 10%. From the 1998 onwards, the proportion of internet
access
was increased
rapidly
and rocketed at approximately 50% in 2002/2003
but
still
lower than other modes of modern technology.
On the other hand
, the mobile phone’s usage
started
with the lower percentage at 18% usage
in comparison
with home computer.
However
, it climbed
sharply
to 70% usage by 2003, surpassing home computers at the beginning of 1999.
It is noticeable that the modern technology
access
in homes in the UK
was increased
steadily
from 1996 to 2003 and the most popular device at that time was CD
player
.