Task 2 p2

User factors

Download speed
When making a website we must take into account the fact that some users of the website will have a low download speed, this will mean that the images and videos on the page will have trouble loading and could buffer too.

Browser
Certain internet browser do not support various file types that are used in websites, this causes errors when attempting to load the website. Using a more up to date browser will allow the user to use the website to its full extent. Or the case may be where a third party is needed, for example, software like flash player or java script is needed.

Age of equipment
If the age of the equipment you are using is too old, you will not be able to have a good screen resolution and graphics. This would mean that you would not be able to load more recent websites as they are made with a higher resolution and to a greater quality.

Device
Different devices have different resolutions and image quality. These devices can range fro hand held devices like mobile phones to smart TVs and computers. Some websites may not be able to be supported on these devices due to the difference in resolution.

Server factors

Bandwidth
The greater the bandwidth size the greater the amount of data users can download from your website. This would mean that you would have to pay more if you were paying for space on a server. 

Hits
The more hits your website has means it has more requests to the server that it runs on. The more people that are on your website, the slower the server will run. Eventually, if there are too many users accessing the server it will crash.

File types
Not every browser is able to load all file types, this can cause issues for the user when accessing your website.

Bitmap
These are images created from hundreds of individual pixels from a wide range of colours. These can provide very detailed images but can take a while to save and load as it is done pixel by pixel. Also when these images are enlarged they can lose quality as it becomes pixelated.

JPEG
These images offer a greater image quality but as the file size decreases through saving perhaps, image quality is lost.

Vector
These images are more simpler than Bitmaps when they are saved as they use lines and shapes instead of thousands of pixels. Vectors are far easier to re-size too as they keep their quality better than other file types.

MP3
These are small audio files most commonly used for music files. Due to them being small and easy to download and transfer, they are quite popular.

AVI
These are video files used mainly throughout windows software, these file types do not take up much memory.