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

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

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

4. 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)

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

6. 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