Graphic courtesy of Google.
If you’ve ever wondered, at least in broad, infographic-friendly terms, how a search is actually carried out when you type a query into Google, well, here’s the info to slake your intellectual thirst. If you’d like to see a larger, sharper version, feel free to download the pdf here. I particularly love the fact that on average, the data that represents the answer to your query travels 1,500 miles to get to you.
Ken Denmead
Ken is a husband and father from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he works as civil engineer. He became the Publisher of GeekDad in 2007, and the owner in 2010. He also wrote the NYT bestselling GeekDad series of project books for parents and kids to share.
