A comparison of Internet Cafés Users in Saudi Arabia | ||
| المجلة المصرية للسکان وتنظيم الأسرة | ||
| Volume 38, Issue 2, December 2005, Pages 22-38 PDF (577.47 K) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mskas.2005.361935 | ||
| Author | ||
| Othman Ibraheem Alsalloum* | ||
| -College of Administrative Sciences King Saud University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Internet service in Saudi Arabia (SA) was introduced on the 19th of December 1998. This article is to compare the internet services and users of internet Cafés in 1999 with the internet services and users of internet Cafés in 1994. The study shows us that at the beginning of the internet service in KSA the service seemed to lag behind the needs of its users. However, since then up till now the internet service has been improved and the study shows us that the users have become more satisfied in 1994, This is particularly so with respect to connection speed to the internet. This article reviews the steps that have been taken to improve the internet services bandwidths and infrastructures at the beginning of its introduction to KSA. The spread of internet cafés in SA is also discussed. A survey is conducted on a sample of internet cafés users in Riyadh, SA. Several descriptive statistics related to users of the internet cafés in Riyadh are provided. The study shows us that the users in the internet cafés become younger, singles, and students. The ratio of internet cafés users, especially at intermediate and secondary school level, have increased. In addition, the usage of internet applications such as email, chat and so on has become more ideal. For instance, the usage ratio of email has increased while the usage of chatting has decreased. In addition, the study shows us that the quality of the machines in the internet cafés has been increased. Finally, non-parametric tests have been carried out to test whether there are differences that occurred in the year 2004 than in year 1999 and Mann-Whitney Test has been chosen. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Saudi Arabia (SA); internet cafés; bandwidths; internet Service Providers (ISPs); Mann-Whitney Test | ||
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