How search engines work

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When Liam and Sabrina search for a recipe on Google, what does Google search?

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Google's index of the web for recipes

Answer explanation

Google searches its index of the web for recipes, providing results from various websites that contain relevant recipes.

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What software programs are used to index the web?

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Spiders

Answer explanation

Blake and Liam would use spiders to index the web. Spiders are software programs that crawl the web to gather information for search engines.

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How does Google's PageRank algorithm interpret the importance of articles?

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To rate an article's importance based on how many reputable sites link to it

Answer explanation

Google's PageRank algorithm rates an article's importance based on how many reputable sites link to it, not by counting visitors or measuring loading time.

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How does Google decide which restaurants Blake and Liam really want to dine at?

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By asking over 200 questions

Answer explanation

Google decides which restaurants Blake and Liam really want to dine at by asking over 200 questions.

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What is NOT a factor in determining a restaurant's ranking in Google search results, according to a project Alex and Blake worked on?

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The payment received from the restaurant

Answer explanation

The payment received from the restaurant is NOT a factor in determining a restaurant's ranking in Google search results, according to the project Alex and Blake worked on.

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What does each search result entry include when searching for a local bakery on a search engine?

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A title, a URL, and a snippet of text

Answer explanation

The search result entry for a local bakery includes a title, a URL, and a snippet of text, not the full menu, prices, or a QR code to order directly.

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How does Google differentiate paid advertisements from organic search results?

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By clearly labeling them as ads

Answer explanation

The correct way Google distinguishes between paid ads and organic search results is by clearly labeling the ads as such.

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What is the top running speed of a cheetah according to the search results?

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More than 60 miles an hour

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'More than 60 miles an hour' as cheetahs can reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour in short bursts, making them the fastest land animal.

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How does the search engine prioritize movie review results for Alex and Sabrina?

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By the relevance and authority of the review sites

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What technology do Blake and Liam use to filter out spam websites from their search engine results?

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Machine learning algorithms