Web indexing - Quiz
  • 1. What is another term for web indexing?
A) Hyperlinking
B) Internet indexing
C) Data mining
D) Web scraping
  • 2. What type of index do individual websites often use?
A) Dynamic category index
B) Back-of-the-book index
C) Hierarchical index
D) Metadata-only index
  • 3. What do search engines primarily use for onsite searching?
A) Alphabetical browse views
B) Keywords and metadata
C) Only URL paths
D) User-generated tags
  • 4. Which types of websites are increasingly using web indexing?
A) Static hardware pages
B) Periodical websites
C) Offline archives
D) Personal blogs
  • 5. What is another common name for back-of-the-book-style web indexes?
A) Keyword catalogs
B) Web site A-Z indexes
C) Taxonomy hierarchies
D) Metadata maps
  • 6. What does the 'A-Z' in 'A-Z index' imply?
A) A chronological list
B) An alphabetical browse view
C) A multi-layered structure
D) A numerical database
  • 7. How does a taxonomy differ from an A-Z index?
A) It ignores alphabetical order
B) It uses only metadata
C) It uses hierarchical categories
D) It is exclusively for search engines
  • 8. What does metadata web indexing involve?
A) Manual categorization of pages
B) Assigning keywords to meta-tag fields
C) Organizing site headers
D) Creating an A-Z browse interface
  • 9. What is the primary purpose of metadata in web indexing?
A) Retrieval of web pages or sites
B) Encrypting web content
C) Improving site speed
D) Displaying images
  • 10. Is it common for an A-Z index to be used to index multiple sites?
A) Only for government websites
B) Yes, it is the primary method
C) No, it is unusual
D) Yes, it is standard practice
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