Unit 28 Task 2
Before planning your website you must take into consideration the factors (user and server side) that could possibly affect the functionality of it. Factors such as download speed, cache memory and processor speed are things that could prevent your website from working optimally. In this task I will explain why these factors could affect functionality.
User Side Factors:
Download Speed: This is quite an important factor which must be taken into consideration when building a website. This is because many different factors can affect download speed and could potentially prevent your website from playing different types of media such as videos and gifs etc. the most common factors that affect download speed are your location and the size of the file itself.
Cache Memory: The main purpose of a cache is to make sure that data is transferred smoothly from the hardware to the CPU. But since the hard drive processing speed is considerably slower than the CPU, the transfer of data often takes a long time. This is fixed by using the RAM to store temporary information from the hard drive. Instead of heading straight to the hard drive, the motherboard now checks and receives data from the RAM.
Processor Speed: There are many factors which affect how fast your computer can process different types of data and instructions. Factors such as the amount of RAM memory, the speed and generation of your CPU and the amount of cache memory
Server Side Factors:
Web Server Capacity: A web server is a computer with near enough all of the same components as a standard personal computer. This means that the capacity is the hard-drive, just like your own computer. Having many different things in the server does not necessarily affect loading speed. Any computer can be turned into a web server by installing server software and connecting the machine to the internet.
Bandwidth: Bandwidth is measured in bits per second, and the majority of internet connections have a bandwidth on the scale of megabits per second. Every internet connection has a specific maximum bandwidth, but many different factors can combine to limit this for a certain device. This results in a slowness of the speed of a connection. The factors than can affect bandwidth can originate in one single computer and the 'nature' of the internet connection itself. Factors such as internet usage, background internet usage and multiple users of a single connection.
Executions to be Performed Before Page Load: When a particular webpage loads, it
Server Side Factors:
Web Server Capacity: A web server is a computer with near enough all of the same components as a standard personal computer. This means that the capacity is the hard-drive, just like your own computer. Having many different things in the server does not necessarily affect loading speed. Any computer can be turned into a web server by installing server software and connecting the machine to the internet.
Bandwidth: Bandwidth is measured in bits per second, and the majority of internet connections have a bandwidth on the scale of megabits per second. Every internet connection has a specific maximum bandwidth, but many different factors can combine to limit this for a certain device. This results in a slowness of the speed of a connection. The factors than can affect bandwidth can originate in one single computer and the 'nature' of the internet connection itself. Factors such as internet usage, background internet usage and multiple users of a single connection.
Executions to be Performed Before Page Load: When a particular webpage loads, it
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