Question

when a search engine like bing or google uses a spider (or crawler), what is the primary purpose of this automated process? a: to locate and remove illegal files and malicious code from the internet. b: to read, catalog, and index the links and content of billions of web pages to build the c: to prevent too many users from accessing a website at the same time. d: to manage the global pool of available ip addresses.

Explanation:

Search engine spiders (crawlers) visit web - pages, read their content and links, and catalog/index them to build a database for search results. They don't remove illegal files or manage IP addresses as their primary function, and they are not related to preventing multiple user access to a website.

Answer:

B. To read, catalog, and index the links and content of billions of web pages to build the