"Hourglass Syndrome" affects majority of Canadian students
Survey finds that 60 per cent of high school, college and
university students experience stress related to computer speed
TORONTO, July 21 /CNW/ - The majority of Canadian high school,
college and university students experience frustration and
stress as a result of computer delays and slowness, according to
a survey of more than 1,000 Canadian students conducted by Angus
Reid Public Opinion and released today by Intel Canada. The
survey findings show that upwards of 60 per cent of post-
secondary students and more than half (55 per cent) of high
school students experience this anxiety, which Intel coined the
"hourglass syndrome", in reference to the waiting associated
with the spinning hourglass that appears on the computer screen
while a computer sluggishly processes information. What's more,
nearly one-in-five post-secondary students (19 per cent) suffer
from "a lot of stress" as result of computer delays, sentiments
that are echoed by 16 per cent of