Search Engine IQ Quiz


Froggy Jumps Search Engine IQ QuizOnline version Understand how search works by Tamiris Sagandykova 1 What program does Google use to collect data from the Internet? a Manual crawling by humans b Webcrawler software (spiders) c Botnet 2 What is the term for the page of results you see after a search? a Portal b Index c SERP 3 What are the paid results on a SERP called? a Sponsored results b Ad banners c Organic results 4 Why does a search often yield different results on different days? a Users change their preferences b The index changes over time from continual crawling c The query changes the database 5 Which function helps correct spelling and suggest what you meant? a Predictive typing b Autocorrect function c Query summarizer 6 How are most search results ordered? a Chronological order b By perceived relevance to the query c Random 7 What are the two main types of results on a SERP? a Forum results b Sponsored-only results c Organic results and paid-for results 8 What guides the ordering and quality of results? a User popularity only b An algorithm c A manual editor 9 Which organization discusses lifelong learning portals for searching? a IEEE b ACRL c ACLU 10 What influences Google’s algorithm refinements? a Only technical benchmarks b Evidence from user behavior and business goals c Random tweaks 11 Why might a search on April 15 differ from August 15? a Because the server clock resets b Because the weather changes c Because the index changes over time 12 What sci-fi stereotype is common about intelligent agents? a They know what we want from a simple request b They always fetch everything instantly c They cannot understand natural language

1

What program does Google use to collect data from the Internet?

a

Manual crawling by humans

b

Webcrawler software (spiders)

c

Botnet

2

What is the term for the page of results you see after a search?

a

Portal

b

Index

c

SERP

3

What are the paid results on a SERP called?

a

Why does a search often yield different results on different days?

a

Users change their preferences

b

The index changes over time from continual crawling

c

The query changes the database

5

Which function helps correct spelling and suggest what you meant?

a

Predictive typing

b

Autocorrect function

c

Query summarizer

6

How are most search results ordered?

a

Chronological order

b

By perceived relevance to the query

c

Random

7

What are the two main types of results on a SERP?

a

Forum results

b

What guides the ordering and quality of results?

a

User popularity only

b

An algorithm

c

A manual editor

9

Which organization discusses lifelong learning portals for searching?

a

IEEE

b

ACRL

c

ACLU

10

What influences Google’s algorithm refinements?

a

Only technical benchmarks

b

Evidence from user behavior and business goals

c

Random tweaks

11

Why might a search on April 15 differ from August 15?

a

Because the server clock resets

b

Because the weather changes

c

Because the index changes over time

12

What sci-fi stereotype is common about intelligent agents?

a

They know what we want from a simple request

b

They always fetch everything instantly

c

They cannot understand natural language

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