The Web has billions of pages containing trillions of words, yet when you type a query into the search box, the program works for just a fraction of a second, and usually picks out just the information you wanted. How is this possible?
In this course you will explore the core ideas behind search engine technology. Some of these ideas predate computers by thousands of years. In addition to learning how search engines are built and queried, you will also create your own simple search index, and learn techniques for making search run faster on that index.
If you want to create the next great search engine, or if you just want to use Google to understand the world better, it’s fun and worthwhile to understand more about how search works!
In this course you will explore the core ideas behind search engine technology. Some of these ideas predate computers by thousands of years. In addition to learning how search engines are built and queried, you will also create your own simple search index, and learn techniques for making search run faster on that index.
If you want to create the next great search engine, or if you just want to use Google to understand the world better, it’s fun and worthwhile to understand more about how search works!
