FAQs of Search Indexer
1. What is the purpose of a search engine indexer?
A search engine indexer’s purpose is to track and organize web pages from the internet so that they can be quickly retrieved and displayed in search engine results when users perform a search.
2. What are the three types of search engine indexing methods?
- Google search: Google uses search indexer that continuously crawls in order to deliver relevant and precise search result efficiently.
- Database Indexers: Relational Database Management System(RDBMS) like Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL use indexer that create indexes on columns in database table that improve the speed and efficiency of query processing.
- Desktop Search Tools: With the help of indexers desktop tools like Windows search or macOS spotlight can make local file search faster and accurate.
3. What are the three main components of a search engine?
Three main Components of a search engine are:
- Crawlers (Web Crawlers or Spiders)
- Indexer
- Search Algorithm
Which methods is used for indexing?
The table of database indexing consists of a search key and pointer. There are four types of indexing: Primary, Secondary Clustering, and Multivalued Indexing. Primary indexing is divided into two types, dense and sparse. Dense indexing is used when the index table contains records for every search key. Sparse indexing is used when the index table does not use a search key for every record. Multilevel indexing uses B+ Tree. The main purpose of indexing is to provide better performance for data retrieval.
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Search Indexer is a very important component for fetching relevant information as it collect, organize, and store the information from the web, this helps search engine deliver the relevant search result of the user’s query.