For instance, making transcripts available on a web site might help people to find the information they are looking for more quickly than having audio or video interviews alone. Software packages that consume excessive memory and disk space for their function are sometimes called 'bloatware', and one could apply a similar aesthetic to media files. If care is not taken, it is possible to produce a large media file that actually conveys no more information to people than a file a tenth or a hundredth of the size. Although most people nowadays seem to have internet connections which cope easily with audio, video and high-resolution images, it is worth remembering that many people do not. So we really want to think of the sizes of files in a tidy, minimalist way and thereby make the most of the resources we already have. This GreenNet guide is here to help you tell the whales from the minnows.Ĭomputer resources do have physical limits to their capacities, even if the idea of computer resources can be scaled up indefinitely. Keeping mind of your kilobytes (kB) and megabytes (MB) can prevent problems and produce a smoother online experience.
Every file on a computer uses a certain amount of resources when sent over the internet or stored.
