Download Speeds - Depending on how the website viewer has their own connection set up at home, or a work place it can effect their download speeds, for example if they have a direct connection to their ISP without interference of a router, use Ethernet instead of wireless and don't have other devices taking up network bandwidth, their download speeds will inevitably be faster. If this is the case, then they should have no problem with time consumption while loading web-pages, but even if they have many devices and not a direct link to their ISP the website will usually load quickly anyway due to the fact that ISP providers offer a fast download speeds.
PC Performance Factors
Browser - Depending on what browser is being used to view the website, it can affect the viewer's experience. One of the most common problems encountered when viewing a website with a browser is if that specific browser does not support certain objects that are places within the website (such as flash) which can be downloaded and installed as an add-on within a browser.
Cache memory - This is used by your browser to load commonly visited website pages more quickly, if the user is visiting a lot of web pages, it's recommended to have a higher cache memory capacity which can be configured from within the browser's settings.
Processor speed - If the viewer of a website does not have a good processor, it will take longer for website pages to display due to the amount of calculations made per second.A better processor would typically make website pages load quicker especially if they are hosting images, videos and other objects such as animations.
Server Side Factors
File types - A problem with using specific file types is that some browsers may not be able to view specific media within a website page, this can include audio formats, images or animation. It's more likely that the problem lies within the users' computer not having a certain add-ons for their website browsers if the page developer decided to use formats such as JPEG for pictures and MP3 for audio it will save him more capacity on the server, also it will allow the viewer of the website to be able to load media more quickly and take up less bandwidth.
Number of hits - The number of hits on a web page is requests sent by someone's computer to a server that hosts the web page. The number of hits doesn't stand for how many visitors has viewed the page because a single page can hold many different files, each one that's downloaded is called a hit. If you know how many hits are going to be downloaded per page, it can give a rough estimate of how many viewers are there.
Available bandwidth - Bandwidth is what determines how much the user can download through their ISP. It is usually measured over a length of time such as seconds. A higher bandwidth basically means that the user can download more within a certain period. If someone has a high speed Internet but does not have a good bandwidth, they still wont be able to download that much because they are restricted.
Good coverage of the topic. P2 achieved.
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