Fill in the blank: The primary function of a robots.txt file is_______________.

1. to prevent pages from appearing in search results
2. to tell search engines about which of your site’s pages you’d like them to crawl
3. to prevent your site from being overloaded with requests by crawlers
4. to control exactly which pages appear in search results

Correct Answer :

• to prevent your site from being overloaded with requests by crawlers