"Heath Boutwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> According to a recent story:
> http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5561996.html?tag=tp_pr
>
> 35 Million keyword searches a day are done at the
> Goolge site.
>
> My calculator tells me this is roughly 405 keyword
> searches per SECOND.
>
> Not even considering any other database queries needed
> to generate targeted ad placement on each page, etc
> one is left with a haunting question:
>
> How is it all done so quickly?
According to http://www.google.com/technology/, Google uses thousands of
cheap networked PCs for their search engine. They also employ a number of
techniques to reduce the disk seek and query time required. See
http://www7.scu.edu.au/programme/fullpapers/1921/com1921.htm for an in-depth
article about Google from its creators which I believe was written in 1997.
--
Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
http://www.befriend.com/
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