Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - Hit

What is a hit in website analytics?

• A search engine result

• A visitor to a website

• A resource downloaded from a web server

• A visit to a webpage

How are hits and visits different?

• Hits are recorded for each resource downloaded, while visits are recorded for each webpage visited

• Hits and visits are not related to website analytics

• Hits are recorded for each webpage visited, while visits are recorded for each resource downloaded

• Hits and visits are the same thing

Why do hits often outnumber visits?

• Because hits are not important in website analytics

• Because hits are easier to track than visits

• Because each resource on a webpage counts as a hit

• Because hits are only recorded for unique visitors

What counts as a hit in website analytics?

• Only the CSS documents

• Only the JavaScript files

• Each local file referenced in the HTML

• Only the webpage itself

How many hits would be recorded if a page includes 8 images, 2 CSS documents, and 3 JavaScript files?

• 5 hits

• 8 hits

• 13 hits

• 14 hits

Why is the hit metric rarely used to measure website traffic?

• Because hits can vary depending on resources on a page

• Because hits are not important for website performance

• Because hits are not accurate

• Because hits are difficult to track

What other metrics do webmasters track instead of hits?

• Hits and visits

• Unique visitors and page views

• Search engine results

• Website performance

What does the term 'hits' refer to in search engine results?

• The number of visitors to a website

• The number of search engine results for a specific query

• The number of resources downloaded from a web server

• The number of unique visitors

If a Google search generates 300,000 results, how many hits are produced?

• 400,000 hits

• 200,000 hits

• 300,000 hits

• 100,000 hits

Why is the hit metric not used to measure website traffic?

• Because hits are not important

• Because hits are difficult to track

• Because hits are only recorded for unique visitors

• Because hits are not accurate