Google

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/google

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the parent company?Alphabet Inc
2. What is the founding year?1998
3. What is Google and why is it useful?Google is a search engine that helps you find information online quickly. It shows the best results by looking at many clues about each page.
4. How does Google find the right web pages?Google uses web crawlers called spiders to scan the internet. It then uses a PageRank algorithm that checks how many good links point to a page to decide its importance.

PageRank: An algorithm that assigns a numerical weighting to each element of a hyperlinked set of documents, such as the World Wide Web, with the purpose of 'measuring' its relative importance within the set.
Algorithm: A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
Data Privacy: The practice of protecting personal information from unauthorized access or disclosure.
Antitrust: Laws designed to prevent monopolies and promote fair competition in the marketplace.