Why’s it called Google ?
Google is a cute name , but does it mean anything ? The thing that stands out most on the Google home page is the company’s colorful signature . Which raise the question : Why does this search service sound like it’s named after a Muppet ?
In fact , ” Google ” is an adaption of the word googol , which is the number 1 followed by one hundred zeroes , and brings to mind the stupendously large number of Web pages that it searches.
Incidentally , the word googol was coined around 1938 by the 9-years-old Milton Sirotta , the nephew of mathematician Edward Kasner .
Case Sensitivity
Does Google care if I capitalize my search words?
No . Some search engines , including these on many intranet ( private Web sites ) , are case-sensitivity , meaning they search for your therms based on how you capitalize the words . In a case-sensitive word , the query ” ALFERD HITCHCOCK ” wouldn’t find Web pages containing the term ” Alferd Hitchcock ” , ” alferd hitchcock ” , or ” aLfeRD HitChcOcK”.
Google , on the other hand , doesn’t care about capitalization . If you search for Pugs , pugs , PUGS , or even PuGs , you get the same results . So give your pinkies a rest and type your queries in all lowercase letters.
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