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Web indexing - Quiz
Contributed by: Lucas
  • 1. What is another term for web indexing?
A) Internet indexing
B) Hyperlinking
C) Web scraping
D) Data mining
  • 2. What type of index do individual websites often use?
A) Back-of-the-book index
B) Dynamic category index
C) Metadata-only index
D) Hierarchical index
  • 3. What do search engines primarily use for onsite searching?
A) User-generated tags
B) Alphabetical browse views
C) Keywords and metadata
D) Only URL paths
  • 4. Which types of websites are increasingly using web indexing?
A) Offline archives
B) Periodical websites
C) Personal blogs
D) Static hardware pages
  • 5. What is another common name for back-of-the-book-style web indexes?
A) Web site A-Z indexes
B) Keyword catalogs
C) Metadata maps
D) Taxonomy hierarchies
  • 6. What does the 'A-Z' in 'A-Z index' imply?
A) A numerical database
B) A multi-layered structure
C) An alphabetical browse view
D) A chronological list
  • 7. How does a taxonomy differ from an A-Z index?
A) It uses only metadata
B) It uses hierarchical categories
C) It is exclusively for search engines
D) It ignores alphabetical order
  • 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 standard practice
C) No, it is unusual
D) Yes, it is the primary method
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