Results Page
What Matters
How it Works
Google Facts
Internet Safety
100

What is the results page?

The page that shows the websites that match your search.

100

You do not need to put a ? or ! in your search because...

punctuation doesn't matter.

100

What does Google call the program it uses to search the internet for websites?

Spiders

100

Google is a ______________.

Search engine

100

Who should know your passwords?

No one, except maybe a parent.

200

What is a website title?

The name of a website.

200

You do not have to write a _________ sentence in a Google search.

complete

200
How does Google decide which websites to return to you?
By determining the highest quality results.
200

What is Google's search technology called?

PageRank
200

If something makes you feel sad or uncomfortable, what should you do?

Tell a trusted adult

300

What is URL?

Another name for a web address.

300

What only matters sometimes?

Spelling

300

Why is it important to write specific keyword searches?

Because Google will search for every word you type in the search bar.

300

Information about a person that can be found online

Digital footprint

300

What should you not share with someone you met while online?

Personal information

400

If you want to know how many websites Google has found, where would you look?

At the top of the results page, just above the first result.

400

If I search for "stop sign" and "sign stop," my results return different websites.  Why is that?

Because word order matters.

400
What ads does Google show me?

Ads based on your search history and internet activity.

400

How many websites are in Google's index?

More than 3 billion.

400

If someone you met online asks you to meet them in person, what should you do?

Tell a trusted adult.

500

What is the brief description of a website found on a results page called?

The snippet.

500

When searching in Google be sure to 

keep it simple.

500

Google does not search the entire web when you do a search.  What does it search?

Its index of the web.

500

Who are Google's founders?

Larry Page and Sergey Brin

500

Someone who stands up for someone who is being picked on.

Upstander