Anatomy of A Google Search

October 3, 2014
It takes only a fraction of a second for Google search engine to fetch search results relevant to your query. But do you know what happens during this fraction of a second? Do you know how Google's search robots work to get you the results matching your query from within billions of web pages? Anatomy of a Search is a free downloadable one page PDF that explains how Google search works. I think this is a great material to use with students in class to teach them how Google search works.
Knowing the parameters Google draws on to rank web pages and select relevant content for search queries will definitely help students improve their search techniques and enable them to tap into its full potential. Download this short PDF and share it with your students. Enjoy.