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