Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - Spider

What is a spider in the context of the text?

• A type of bird

• A type of insect

• A software program

• A type of spider monkey

What do spiders do on the Web?

• Spin webs

• Catch prey

• Locate and index websites

• Build houses

How do spiders help search engines like Google and Yahoo!?

• Build and update indexes

• Analyze data

• Create advertisements

• Design websites

What happens when a spider visits a website's home page?

• It eats the content

• It follows all the links on the page

• It sleeps

• It plays music

Why do spiders return to websites that have already been indexed?

• To keep track of incoming links

• To take a break

• To make friends

• To watch videos

What happens when a spider finds new pages?

• It adds them to the search engine's index

• It deletes them

• It ignores them

• It changes their content

What is the purpose of tracking changes to each page by spiders?

• To create social media accounts

• To play games

• To update search engine indexes

• To send emails

What are spiders also called?

• Cats

• Robots

• Dogs

• Birds

How can the word 'spider' be used as a verb?

• To swim

• To sleep

• To fly

• To spider a website

What is the main function of spiders in the context of the text?

• To sing songs

• To locate and index websites

• To scare people

• To build houses