reduce server load by loading image files / javascript files from another server?

Question

I am thinking to save server load, i could load common javascript files (jquery src) and maybe certain images from websites like Google (which are almost always never down, and always pretty fast, maybe faster than my server).

Will it save much load?

Thanks!

UPDATE: I am not so much worried about saving bandwidth, as I am reducing Server Load because my server has difficulty when there are a lot of users online, and I think this is because there are too many images/files it loads from my single server.

Answer 1

You might consider putting up another server that does nothing but serve your static files using an ultra efficient web server such as lighttpd