LibGuides: Information Literacy: Google

Using Google Successfully

How Searches Work on Google
For a typical query, there are thousands, even millions, of webpages with potentially relevant information. So, how does Google figure out what to show in your search results? Well, the journey starts before you even type your search…
Google Infograph of How a Search Works
The journey of a search query begins long before you type your search into Google. We use software robots, known as web crawlers or spiders, that find webpages to include later in Google search results. Google's software stores data about these pages in data centers.