The given line graph indicates changes in British's domestic usage for modern technology over 7 years, from 1996 to 2003.
Overall, accessibility to all types of technology gradually increased over the studied period. Noticeably, the figure for CD players accounted for the largest share while that of internet access was the least.
From 1996 to 1999, there were only three prevalent types of the latest technology in the UK namely CD player, home computer and mobile phone. Among those, CD player was used the most with its figure accounting for approximately three-fifths in 1996 then rose substantially to nearly 70% in 1999. A far less popular type of technology in the chart was home computers with just over 20%-30% British accessing them in 1996 and 1999 respectively. In the same period, the domestic use of mobile phones witnessed a moderate increase of around 5%, specifically from 18% to 23%.
By the end of 2003, CD player was still the most-used modern technology among British, accounting for 80% of all domestic access. Meanwhile, the figure for mobile phone wildly fluctuated with an upward trend before ending the period with 70%, thus becoming the second most common type of technology used in the UK’s households in 2003. Although the percentage of computers used in British households doubled to reach 55% in 2003, it lost the second place to mobile phones. It was not until 1999 that the line representing Internet access appeared on the graph. At this point, only 10% people in the UK used it in their homes, however, the figure then increased dramatically to over two-fifths in 2003, yet it was still the lowest one.
The
given
line graph indicates
changes
in British's domestic usage for modern
technology
over
7 years, from 1996 to 2003.
Overall
, accessibility to all
types
of
technology
gradually
increased
over
the studied period.
Noticeably
, the
figure
for CD
players
accounted for the largest share while that of internet access was the least.
From 1996 to 1999, there were
only
three prevalent
types
of the latest
technology
in the UK
namely
CD
player
, home computer and mobile
phone
. Among those, CD
player
was
used
the most with its
figure
accounting for approximately three-fifths in 1996 then rose
substantially
to
nearly
70% in 1999. A far less popular
type
of
technology
in the chart was home computers with
just
over
20%-30% British accessing them in 1996 and 1999
respectively
. In the same period, the domestic
use
of mobile
phones
witnessed a moderate increase of around 5%,
specifically
from 18% to 23%.
By the
end
of 2003, CD
player
was
still
the most-
used
modern
technology
among British, accounting for 80% of all domestic access. Meanwhile, the
figure
for mobile
phone
wildly
fluctuated with an upward trend
before
ending the period with 70%,
thus
becoming the second most common
type
of
technology
used
in the UK’s households in 2003. Although the percentage of computers
used
in British households doubled to reach 55% in 2003, it lost the second place to mobile
phones
. It was not until 1999 that the line representing Internet access appeared on the graph. At this point,
only
10%
people
in the UK
used
it in their homes,
however
, the
figure
then increased
dramatically
to
over
two-fifths in 2003,
yet
it was
still
the lowest one.