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Web spiders carry out a key function within search. What is it? Choose one of the following:
Suggested Answer: A, B
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37 comments · newest first
JA
Jacki
11 months ago
Parsing is important, but indexing is key!
BE
Belen
11 months ago
Wait, they don't translate? That's surprising!
VA
Vanda
12 months ago
I thought they ranked sites too?
LA
Laurel
12 months ago
Totally agree, it's all about indexing!
TR
Tran
12 months ago
Web spiders mainly index the site.
AL
Alesia
1 year ago
I’m a bit confused; I thought ranking was more about how sites are displayed in search results, not what spiders do.
ES
Estrella
1 year ago
I practiced a question like this before, and I think indexing is the right answer since it helps search engines organize content.
TR
Trinidad
1 year ago
I remember something about spiders crawling and gathering data, which sounds like parsing, but I could be mixing it up with indexing.
AR
Ariel
1 year ago
I think web spiders are mainly about indexing, but I'm not completely sure if that's the only thing they do.
CE
Celeste
1 year ago
Hmm, this seems straightforward. I think I'll go with option A - defining the true evaluation hop out of the job entry to notify the sysops team on failure.
EL
Elliott
1 year ago
I'm stuck between A and C. Stopping disease sounds important, but preventing medical emergencies feels more comprehensive.
AL
Alfreda
1 year ago
I heard these web spiders are pretty hungry. Maybe they're just indexing the site to find the best snacks?
AL
Alishia
1 year ago
Ranking the site? That's what the search algorithms are for, not the spiders! Although I'd love to see a spider try to judge website quality.
LA
Lavonne
1 year ago
D) Translating the site
YO
Yong
1 year ago
C) Parsing the site
AL
Alpha
1 year ago
B) Ranking the site
VE
Venita
1 year ago
A) Indexing the site
SH
Shawnee
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm torn between indexing and parsing. Maybe the spiders are doing some kind of linguistic gymnastics on the site? 'Translating the site' has a nice ring to it.
MI
Michael
1 year ago
Translating the site doesn't sound right, maybe it's indexing or parsing.
NO
Norah
1 year ago
I believe they are parsing the site for information.
LA
Lauran
1 year ago
I think web spiders are indexing the site.
RO
Rossana
1 year ago
I'm going with parsing the site. Spiders need to understand the structure and content of web pages to provide useful search results.
EL
Ellsworth
1 year ago
C) Parsing the site
AR
Arthur
1 year ago
B) Ranking the site
TA
Tawanna
1 year ago
A) Indexing the site
EM
Emile
1 year ago
Indexing the site seems like the obvious choice here. Web spiders are all about crawling the web and building search indexes, right?
TA
Tayna
1 year ago
Parsing the site involves analyzing the content and structure of web pages.
AZ
Azzie
1 year ago
C) Parsing the site
GL
Glendora
1 year ago
Yes, web spiders crawl websites and gather information to create search indexes.
CO
Corinne
1 year ago
A) Indexing the site
BU
Buddy
1 year ago
Parsing is important too, it helps understand the content of the site.
EM
Emile
1 year ago
C) Parsing the site
DE
Deangelo
1 year ago
Yes, web spiders index the site by crawling and collecting information.
MA
Marsha
1 year ago
A) Indexing the site
JE
Jennifer
2 years ago
C) Parsing the site
KA
Kattie
2 years ago
B) Ranking the site
CA
Carmen
2 years ago
A) Indexing the site