Measure internet speed - factors that influence connection speed
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Do your sites load slow? Downloads barely working? Then it's time to measure your internet speed.
Measuring internet speed means to measure throughput. Throughput refers to the amount of data moved successfully from one place (e.g., your computer) to another (e.g., any given website on the Internet) in a given time period.
Many factors can influence internet speed such as:
- Number of computers a request must pass through to get from one point to another.
- Network servers and routers performance
- Enviromental factors
- Network congestions
- Performance of your computer
- etc.
Some Factors - Completely Unpredictible
These factors are only a small part of the internet speed equation. Some factors are completely unpredictible and your test results may vary from time to time. For the best "reading" check the internet connection speed of your DSL or cable modem at different periods of the day.
Most software programs test the time it takes your computer to download a file of different sizes. But other programs use various methods (such as trace routes, measure ping time, etc.) for measuring internet speed. They all may seem different, but all focus on one thing: measure internet speed.
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