Factors of a Website

Images files such as bitmap are used for websites. They don’t require a lot of memory and are suitable for website applications. This is because this format only uses basic colours provided in simple images. Vector is used for images that are mainly used on website as a link to image this format requires much more memory than the bitmap. This is due to the there being more colours in this formats palette.

Sound files such as mp3 are used for voice audio and music. They are the most ideal format that is used for website because they don’t require a lot of memory. Wav files are much larger are not used as regularly because mp3 is far more compatible with other programmes applications software. Smaller the files

Video files such as SWF provide the ideal basic animations which are used on websites. 

Mp4 files are used to support moving images on a website these files are much bigger than SWF files but provide more graphical quality compared to SWF. It is important to keep websites simple so user can load content on page much faster.

File conversion between file formats takes a good amount of time that is usually wasted if there is a constraint on time. It is wiser to save to the most relevant file format to the most suitable purpose of use. The format conversion may change the quality of the content or remove some features that user are entitled to.

Modem connection speed is very important for a user. The faster the internet the more files and information can be processed on a continuous basis. The faster into will provide the user with video with audio in sync. Links and images will become quicker to view and navigation around website will become progressively easier. Fibre optic provides such internet speeds and allow user to “surf the web”.

The performance of a computer’s process speed attributers greatly to online performance. RAM and cache memory is a big factor against speed of which the whole system process. The more memory that is available the more data can be store immediately allowing applications to be used at one specific time. This will allow the content to download from the website much faster.

Server capacity is a factor that will effect how much information and data can be sent at one time. The greater the bandwidth the better the quick the formation can be sent and downloaded to the user. With less capacity page will load much slower and content may be changed to match the bandwidth the user.