You've probably already seen that when you try to open a page, the material does not appear right away, but takes some time to load. A common mistake among first-time internet users is to repeatedly click on a link or a button because nothing happens right away. Normally, it doesn't matter, but occasionally, such activity causes the computer to freeze. When a page takes a moment to load, you must realize that data can travel over the phone lines only so fast. A page with many large graphics takes up a lot of memory.
Graphics take a lot of time to load.
Your hardware is insufficient. This should not be a problem at any of the CAP sites, but if you have an older modem, pages will take longer to load. The server you are accessing is very busy. This means longer waits as these computers handle the increased traffic. You can gain information about how a page is loading from the Status Message Field, the Progress Bar and the Status Indicator.