Introduction
Network delay refers to a performance and design feature of a telecommunication system that identifies the latency for a bit of data to be transferred across the web from one conveyance endpoint to another. Response time is constantly deployed to evaluate an interactive system’s productivity. An extended time of delay can positively affect the user, making them unable to perform their duties effectively, resulting in dissatisfaction.
System Confirmation
Users must log into a database system to access its processes and functionalities. Workers logging into their workplace computers may experience repetitive delays, leading to annoyance, as the system takes longer to authenticate them. If a given user has not entered their password wrongly, the wait time must not surpass 1 second (Comer, 2018). Kumari & Renuka (2021) suggest that individual verification by deploying a password must not exceed the user’s response time of 1 second, making them not identify the lag time, thus meeting their expectations. A more extended response period than 1 second prompts the user to think that their password is wrong or the system has issues (Comer, 2018).
For example, after entering the correct credentials while logging into a cloud information system, the user must obtain instant feedback where the interface should not load for more than 1 second (Comer, 2018). When authentication exceeds 1 second, the users develop anxiety and start re-entering their password before even getting an error message notification from the system.
Group Editing
Synchronous group editing is where a user can amend the same document, and the exact time and the changes are mirrored in the paper in the actual period. The expected and allowed lag time for a visual event is 0.1 seconds, and for the group editing to appear synchronous, the permitted response time for modifying the document should not be less than 0.1 seconds and not exceed 2 seconds (Kumari & Renuka, 2021). Comer (2018) indicates that as the time delay escalates, the redundancy and errors in editing the document escalate. For example, if the lag time for editing Friday’s afternoon meeting minutes surpasses 2 seconds, the user may be improving the document that another person had already amended (Comer, 2018). Therefore, the collaboration for synchronous group editing requires to be instantaneous, minimizing paper inessentials and defects.
Asynchronous Critiquing
Asynchronous critiques allow users to request and give feedback regarding specific assignments that a team working across multiple time zones performs. The lag time of asynchronous critiquing relies on the analyzed task and can take up to five minutes (Kumari & Renuka, 2021). Nevertheless, Comer (2018) suggests that critiquing an emergency document takes 1 to 5 minutes and ensures that the user does not experience anxiety. For example, in contrast to the time for reviewing an email detailing patient data, which requires an immediate response (less than 60 seconds), the period for critiquing a 150-page manuscript takes more minutes (Comer, 2018). Therefore, the network system must deliver the document instantaneously without affecting the user.
Voting on Serious Issues
If an organization’s workers cannot meet in person for a crucial vote, they use technology, such as video calls, to connect. The expected lag time should not exceed 1 to 6 seconds, even though the employee’s meeting might be disrupted (Comer, 2018). Kumari & Renuka (2021) indicates that where the response time exceeds six seconds, the users restart refreshing pages, causing the user to input the database again. For instance, if the given firm was surveying workplace harassment, and the user spent 4 minutes inputting the information on the laptop, he becomes nervous when he hits the submission button and exceeds 1 second (Comer, 2018). A user may become impatient when a system develops extensive lagging time issues.
Conclusion
If the system develops a longer response time than expected, the users may become anxious, prompting them to re-enter information or change passwords. For synchronous group editing, the escalation of time delays results in the increment of errors and redundancy when amending a document. The organizational employees may connect using video calls to undertake a crucial vote on a serious issue, such as workplace harassment.
References
Comer, D. E. (2018). The internet book: Everything you need to know about computer networking and how the internet works (5th ed.). Chapman.
Kumari, S., & Renuka, K. (2021). Design of password authentication and key agreement scheme to access e-healthcare services. Wireless Personal Communications, 117(1), 27-45. Web.