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User Side Effects;
Download Speed - The download speed can affect how fast a webpage can load on the user's computer. If the user's download speed is slow then the download speed of the webpage will be slower. The faster the download speed, the faster the webpage will load. When I create my own website I will take the download speed into consideration by using less images and videos so that the webpage will load quicker. I will make sure that each web page will take as little time to load so that the users are not wasting time waiting for lots of images to load.
PC Performance - The PC Performance can affect how fast a webpage can load. There are many factors that contribute the the PC performance including; web browser, cache memory and the processor speed. The web browser can change how your PC loads web pages as most require plug-ins to be downloaded onto the computer before the webpage can be accessed. The cache memory and processor can cause issues especially when you are using an old computer. This is because these cannot be updated past a certain date therefore new quicker software cannot be used. When creating my website, I will take into PC Performance into consideration as people may not have an up to date computer. Also the processor could be quite slow therefore will take a while to load. When creating my website I will try to use very few files so that my web page will load faster.
Server Side Factors;
Web Server Capacity - The web server capacity affects how fast/slow a web page will load on a user’s computer. If the user’s web server capacity has a small bandwidth capacity, this will mean that the web page will load at a slower pace. To put this into a simpler way, an example of this would be a small local corner shop compared to a worldwide company such as Wal-Mart. When I make my website I will ensure that it is basic so that minimal bandwidth is used. This will also mean that my web page will load at an average rate on most computers.
File Types - The file types that you use can affect how fast a web page will load on a computer. Some of the file types which computers load include JPEG and GIF. Other file types may require additional plug-ins to be installed onto the computer for example Adobe Flash Player. Once this has been installed, the web page will then be able to load. When I create my website I will take the file type into consideration so that it can be accessed by most users. Also I will try and make it accessible without having to use any additional plug-ins.
