Quiz: How Google Search Works - Core Components and Principles

Test your understanding of the specific concepts, facts, and details covered in this introduction to Google Search's technical operations

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Q1 Intermediate 2 pts

According to the video, what are the three main stages of search that Google uses? Video Reference:
"we are going to explore the three main stages of search crawling how Google discovers URS and explor..."

Timestamp: 1:00

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Crawling, indexing, and serving Searching, ranking, and displaying Scanning, storing, and showing Finding, organizing, and listing

Q2 Beginner 1 pts

When was Google founded and by whom? Video Reference:
"Larry pagee and Sergey Brin founded Google back in 1998..."

Timestamp: 0:10

1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin 1997 by Larry Page 1999 by Sergey Brin 2000 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Q3 Intermediate 2 pts

According to the video, what is a key fact about Google's crawling and ranking practices? Video Reference:
"Google doesn't accept payments to craw a site more frequently or rank it higher if anyone tells you ..."

Timestamp: 2:00

Google doesn't accept payments for faster crawling or higher ranking Google allows paid prioritization for crawling Sites can pay for better ranking Crawling frequency depends on advertising budget

Q4 Beginner 1 pts

What does the video state about the number of daily search queries Google receives? Video Reference:
"typing a billion search queries for news recipes reviews directions and anything you can think of..."

Timestamp: 0:20

A billion queries A million queries Ten million queries Half billion queries

Q5 Intermediate 2 pts

According to the video, what type of content will perform poorly in search results? Video Reference:
"large amounts of gibberish text will do poorly in search results..."

Timestamp: 2:30

Large amounts of gibberish text Short articles Long-form content Technical content

Q6 Beginner 1 pts

The video states that some of the most searched-for terms are actually just: Video Reference:
"some of the most search for terms are actually just YouTube and Google..."

Timestamp: 0:30

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YouTube and Google News and recipes Directions and reviews Weather and sports

Q7 Advanced 3 pts

According to the speaker, what determines if a website will show up near the top of search results? Video Reference:
"having a googleable website especially one that shows up near the top of results is highly dependent..."

Timestamp: 2:20

The quality of page contents The age of the website The number of visitors The website's design

Q8 Beginner 1 pts

Who is introduced as the presenter of this video series? Video Reference:
"oh by the way I'm Gary I'm an engineer on the search team at Google..."

Timestamp: 0:45

Gary, an engineer on the search team at Google Larry Page Sergey Brin A Google spokesperson

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Quiz: How Google Search Works - Core Components and Principles

According to the video, what are the three main stages of search that Google uses? Video Reference: "we are going to explore the three main stages of search crawling how Google discovers URS and explor..." Timestamp: 1:00

When was Google founded and by whom? Video Reference: "Larry pagee and Sergey Brin founded Google back in 1998..." Timestamp: 0:10

According to the video, what is a key fact about Google's crawling and ranking practices? Video Reference: "Google doesn't accept payments to craw a site more frequently or rank it higher if anyone tells you ..." Timestamp: 2:00

What does the video state about the number of daily search queries Google receives? Video Reference: "typing a billion search queries for news recipes reviews directions and anything you can think of..." Timestamp: 0:20

According to the video, what type of content will perform poorly in search results? Video Reference: "large amounts of gibberish text will do poorly in search results..." Timestamp: 2:30

The video states that some of the most searched-for terms are actually just: Video Reference: "some of the most search for terms are actually just YouTube and Google..." Timestamp: 0:30

According to the speaker, what determines if a website will show up near the top of search results? Video Reference: "having a googleable website especially one that shows up near the top of results is highly dependent..." Timestamp: 2:20

Who is introduced as the presenter of this video series? Video Reference: "oh by the way I'm Gary I'm an engineer on the search team at Google..." Timestamp: 0:45