How Google Search Works

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Which of the following best describes Google's Search index?

  • A library that contains more information than all the world's libraries combined (correct)
  • A database that is constantly updated with data about webpages, images, books, videos, and facts
  • A collection of webpages and other content that Google presents in response to a search query
  • A system that automatically detects phishing scams and bad actors

How does Google's Search system find the most relevant results for a query?

  • By automatically detecting phishing scams and bad actors
  • By sorting through hundreds of billions of webpages and other information in the Search index (correct)
  • By constantly adding and updating data about webpages, images, books, videos, and facts
  • By conducting hundreds of thousands of experiments every year

What is one way in which Google's Search system improves over time?

  • By automatically detecting phishing scams and bad actors
  • By conducting hundreds of thousands of experiments every year (correct)
  • By presenting the most helpful information in response to a query
  • By adding more information to the Search index

What does Google's Search system aim to do with regards to phishing scams and bad actors?

<p>Automatically detect them (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Google's Search system compare to a library?

<p>It contains more information than all the world's libraries combined (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following does Google's Search index contain more of compared to all the world's libraries combined?

<p>Webpages (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Google's Search system use to sort through hundreds of billions of webpages and other information in the Search index?

<p>Automated systems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Google's Search system constantly improve over time?

<p>By conducting experiments (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of content sometimes tries to pose as highly-relevant content in Google's Search results?

<p>Phishing scams (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Google's Search system aim to present in response to a query?

<p>The most helpful information (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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