Website management.

3. DOWNLOAD TIMES

Large web files slow the speed of a download because the line that the Internet is assessed through can only handle a certain amount of data.  If the data is larger than the data limit of the resources of the line are used up the larger the file the longer the resources are used up for.  Most home Internet connections are through a 56k modem this means a connection of 56 kb can be obtained this is very rare and the connection is usually 45k due to the amount of traffic connecting to the net.  There are over methods of connecting to the Internet such as ISDN and ADSL these have a larger data limit so large files can be downloaded faster but there is still a slow down as the lines resources are used. Also if there is a slow connection at the other end of your connection then the download will be at the slower speed. The main slow down in webpage viewing is images they are large files and if there a lot on the site the page will take a long time to load, also if the image is in the wrong format for website viewing such as BMP then the page will take even longer to load.

4. ADVANTAGES OF WEBSITES

Website cover a huge amount of categories there is something for everyone, and these sites are designed to appeal to as certain type of user and keep them interested.

• Information seekers: site for information seekers are usually use 2 or 3 colours with in the site these are background and text. The background is usually a dark shade (black, dark shade blue) and the text is usual a lighter colour (yellow, white).  Two colours are used because it stops the eye being distracted from the information you are reading, the dark backgrounds stops large amounts of light being reflected back which after long periods of reading can strain the eye, the light colour for the text is to create a contract in the colours so it stand out more. The internet provides a wider range of information than is assessable from the area the user is in, it also save time in travel and searching through books and shop looking for the information they require, also they don’t have to buy the information and find it does not contain the right information
• Games players: these sites are usually full of colour, images, and links.  There are small amounts of information to give a taster of what’s to come then a link to the main bulk of information. There are also chat rooms and message boards to games can get together and arrange then they are going to play or to find help for a section of a game, or to pass on there expertise.  
• E-commerce: these sites are usually white back ground and black text, with banners all over the place.  They provide basic information and images and usually have a link to another site with the relevant information.  They make it easy for businesses to conduct there buying and selling because the customer can see the product and has access to the complete information on the product / service also it is easy to look round for cheaper deals, and selling over the internet reduces the cost because no sales men or premises are needed
• Search engines: these allow the user to search for information by putting in keywords  that are relevant to the information that want to find, this means that the user does not have to search for sites them selves which would take along time to get the information that is required

5. LIFE CYCLE

The most popular sites are usually updated/modified daily. This is to keep the information that they supply up to date, if the information on the site is not regularly updated some one could use out of date facts for reports, or use a method of doing something that could cause problems.  

Some sites don’t need to update daily, some sites can be update weekly it depends on the information they are providing.  

The life of a website starts as an idea and progresses to planning the initial content and layout.  The  plans are refined and improved then put in to production when the site is complete it is reviewed then if necessary changed and then published, from then on the site is updated on a regular basis until the site is not needed any more.

6. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

The number of times a website can be found by using a counter this is shown on the webpage and shows the number of times that page has been opened, this is not very accurate as if you refresh a page it increases the counter.  By adding a poll (vote) you can find out more useful information about the type of people that access the site this, the poll is a question with set answers that can be picked from then they are added to the results and shown as a percentage for each answer.  Also a questioner could be used to get more information from the users of the site, this has a disadvantage of people don’t like answering questionnaires.  Also a guestbook can be used this provides quick messages from users of the site and can give use feed back on the uses view of the site and what they require.

All of these statistics can be use to improve the information / product / service produced by companies or webmaster, also the information can be sold to companies for promotional use.