user side and server side factors that influence the performance of the website P2 Unit 28

Learning Objectives To learn what user side and server side factors influence the performance of the website

Assessment Objectives Explain the user and server side factors that influence the performance of a website

Assessment Task Produce a report in Word that describes: The user side factors that influence the performance of a website The server side factors that influence the performance of a website Your report should follow a similar format to the one below: Introduction User Side Factors Server Side Factors Conclusion Sources You should consider the following: User side factors: download speed; PC performance factors eg browser, cache memory, processor speed Server side factors: web server capacity eg available bandwidth, executions to be performed before page load, number of hits; file types eg bitmap, vector, jpg, gif, wav, mp3; avi, swf. (P2)

User Side Factors download speed; PC performance factors: browser, cache memory, processor speed

Client Side Factors web server capacity: available bandwidth, executions to be performed before page load i.e. scripting number of hits; file types e.g. bitmap, vector, jpg, gif, wav, mp3; avi, swf