What factors influence how quickly web pages are retrieved from the Internet?

Answer 1

First off your internet connection.. broadbad being optimal.
next up, your pc.
more ram, faster bus speed, video card.
Last but not least, how well your systems' shape is..
(virus, spyware, defragmentation.. etc.)

Answer 2

1. web server speed and load.
2. Internet traffic and tolerance type.
3. connection speed and type between you and your ISP; it could relate back to #2 for certain types.
4. your computer speed and load is related to how fast a retrieved page gets displayed.

I might miss something.

Answer 3

Wow -- there are so many aspects.
In short:

* Memory on your computer
* Processor in your computer
* Link Speed (from ISP providor)
* Ehternet Card speed (10 MBS, 100 MBS, 1000 MBS, Full/Half Duplex)
* Programs running on PC that eat bandwidth (Bit torrent, Kazaa, any other PTP media sharing program)
* Spyware or Virus infections on PC that would hurt all the other mentioned aspects of performance.

All in all, it could be a whole lot of things ...

Answer 4

All of the above are good answers. But now, with the Gov't's idiotic support of anti-Net Neutrality laws...

Your internet access speeds will also vary depending on whether or not the server you're targetting has paid YOUR ISP money. If not, your ISP can (and probably will) increase the delay to get information to you. So not only do companies want their subscribers to pay them, but they want other subscribers on other servers to pay them.

Isn't capitalism great?

Answer 5

- Your computers hardware,
- The speed of your internet connection,
- The type of server the website is hosted on,
- The connection the above server uses,
- How much traffic the server is receiving,
- How much traffic your ISP in general is receiving,
- A number of other things...