Many Americans are lost when it comes to tech-related terms, with 11 per cent saying they thought HTML was a sexually transmitted disease.

If a new survey is to be believed, that confusing line could be a public service announcement -- and for the 11 percent of Americans who reportedly believe HTML is a sexually transmitted disease ...

The results? An embarrassing amount of Americans think HTML is a disease you can catch from another human being–which says a lot about the state of both sex and computer education in the U.S.