Obviously, the eight abilities mentioned above are not enough for the students of computer-related major. According to Kim, C.S. & Keith, N.K. (1994), an individual who is able to use computer to satisfy personal needs in his professional area is computer literacy. They gave a more practical way of defining computer literacy applied to different discipline areas.

             Numerous existing research in computer literacy have focused on the definition of the term "computer literacy" and the utilization of computer in education or other areas. Harvey, B. (1983) indicated basic concepts for computer literacy while study by Reid, I. (1997) indicated an ongoing need for computer literacy in teaching. However, there has been little research on comparison of students" computer literacy among different nationalities or regions.

             Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine and compare the students" computer literacy among different nationalities and regions. More specifically, the study examines the importance of computer literacy as perceived by students and how much computer-related skills they have.

             Methodology.

             The survey was conducted in the Australian Center for Languages. Fifty international students from Asian countries (P. R. China, Thailand, Vietnam and Korea) participated in the survey. Table 1 illustrates the characteristics of the sample.

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             As indicate in Table 1, the majority of students came from P. R. China (27) and Thai the second (13). Vietnam and Taiwan both have 3 students; Korea has 4. Most students were between 21to 25 years of age or older, no student was under 20. Fifty percent of students were females.

             The fifty students were divided into two groups, a North Asia group (including North China and Korea) and a South Asia group (including Thailand, Vietnam, South China and Taiwan). In each group, students were only from academic level of the school, they were asked to answer eight revised questions related to computer.