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Which event happened last?(Google)

• Xerox released their copy machine.

• Lycos released their search engine

• Google released their search engine

• Yahoo! released their search engine

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2Which statement would the author of this text most likely disagree with? (Google)

• Google wasn't the first search engine, but it was the best.

• Part of Google's success is due to the design of their homepage

• Google succeeded by following examples of others in their field.

• Google's success may not have been possible without Larry Page

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Which best expresses the main idea of the third paragraph? (Google)

• Older search engines used unreliable methods to order results.

• Many smart people have worked on search engines over the years.

• Google created a better way to organize search results.

• There are lots and lots of websites connected to the internet.

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What is the author's main purpose in writing this article? (Google)

• To explain how Google overtook its rivals

• To compare and contrast Google and Xerox

• To discuss how companies can influence language over time

• To persuade readers to use Google for internet searches

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. Which statement would the author most likely agree with? (Google)

• Google was the world's first and best search engine.

• Google changed the world by solving an old problem in a new way

• Google's other products are now more important to its success than search.

• Google became successful because its founders were well-connected

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Which best expresses the main idea of the fourth paragraph? (Google)

• Links allow people to surf from one website to the next.

• Larry Page contributed to the internet by inventing the link.

• Google is a website that serves important links to users

• Larry Page's ideas about links helped Google get to the top.

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Which best explains why the author discusses Xerox in this text? (Google)

• He is discussing big companies that came before Google.

• He is showing how companies can affect our language.

• He is comparing and contrasting Google and Xerox

• He is explaining how companies must change with the times.

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How did Google improve search quality in 1998? (Google)

• They linked to more pages

• They looked more closely at the words in search queries

• They studied the relationships of links

• They counted how many times queries appeared on each page.

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Which was cited as a reason why Google became so popular? (Google)

• Google's homepage was clean.

• Google provided useful stock quotes on their homepage

• Google provided catchy news stories on their homepage

• Google homepage loaded quickly

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Which title best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this text? (Google)

• Search Engines: A Short History of Important Tools

• Search Engines: How They Work and Why They're Important

• Xerox Vs. Google: Battle of the Titans

• A Better Way: How Google Rose to the Top