Fundamentals & Techniques Flashcards
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Which HTTP status code indicates a permanent redirect that passes full link equity to the destination URL?
Answer: 301 Moved Permanently
A 301 redirect signals a permanent move and transfers nearly all link equity (PageRank) to the destination URL.
What does the term 'crawl budget' refer to in SEO?
Answer: The number of pages Googlebot will crawl on a site within a given timeframe
Crawl budget is the number of URLs Googlebot fetches and indexes from a site within a set period, influenced by crawl rate and demand.
Which on-page element has the greatest direct influence on a page's title in Google Search results snippets?
Answer: Title tag
The tag is the primary source Google uses to generate the blue clickable headline in search result snippets.
What is the primary purpose of an XML sitemap?
Answer: To help search engines discover and prioritize pages on a site
An XML sitemap lists URLs so search engine crawlers can efficiently discover and schedule pages for indexing.
Which canonical tag implementation correctly tells Google the preferred version of a duplicate page?
Answer:
The correct syntax is placed in the section of the HTML document.
What does 'E-E-A-T' stand for in Google's Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines?
Answer: Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness
E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) are quality signals Google raters use to evaluate content quality.
Which tool is used to submit a sitemap directly to Google and monitor crawl errors?
Answer: Google Search Console
Google Search Console allows webmasters to submit sitemaps, check indexing status, and review crawl errors reported by Googlebot.