Search Engine Operations Explained

A web search engine or Internet search engine is a software system that is designed to carry out web search (Internet search),  which means to search the World Wide Web in a systematic way for particular information specified in a web search query. The search results are generally presented in a line of results often referred to as search engine results pages (SERPs). The information may be a mix of web pages, images, videos, infographics, articles, research papers and other types of files. Some search engines also mine data available in databases or open directories. Unlike web directories, which are maintained only by human editors, search engines also maintain real-time information by running an algorithm on a web crawler (an Internet bot that systematically browses the World Wide Web, typically for the purpose of Web indexing). Internet content that is not capable of being searched by a web search engine is generally described as the deep web.
HOW DO SEARCH ENGINES OPERATE?
Search engines like Google, Yahoo!, and MSN perform four basic tasks. These are as follows: 

1. Search engines use programs called bots or spiders to “crawl” the World Wide Web, looking for pages. 2. When a bot or spider finds and crawls a page, it can then store it in the search engine’s database. This is called indexing. The search engine’s index contains all of the pages and documents the spiders or bots have crawled. 

3. Search engines process queries. For instance, when you go to Google and type “affordable camping gear” into the search box, Google processes your query and returns you results based on what you are looking for. Hundreds of millions of these queries take place every day. 

4. The final function of a search engine is to rank results. When you type in a query like the above, the search engine quickly runs a sorting equation to see which results it feels are most relevant to your query. This sorting equation is called an algorithm, and each search engine has a different algorithm. In other words, they have different priorities regarding what web pages they think are the best match for what the query is. They perform this huge task of picking the best results in seconds. Stay tuned for more updates. Subscribe here and Have a nice day.

A Sample Template For Business Plan

 Executive Summary:

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Name of business________________________________________

Legal form_____________________________________________

Contact address_________________________________________

Business location………………………………………………………………………………………………

Tel. E-mail______________________________________________

Nature of business_________________________________________

Manufacturer,  Service provider, Trading,  Others, please specify..........

Owner(s)

(Name, Address, Qualification, Function in the business and Relevant experience)

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Briefly describe the idea behind your business

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Specify the intended Products or Services

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Describe the intended market ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

State the total Capital required to  set-up the business___________________________________________________

Show the Working capital required for the first one year _______________________________________________

Total  ___________________________________________________

Specify the Source of obtaining capital

Personal savings __________________________________________________

Partner’s contribution  ______________________________________________________

Loan from Family/friend ___________________________________________________

Bank loan  ____________________________________________________

Sale of Asset………………………………………………………………………………………….

Retirement benefits…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Motivation for Starting a business

Describe why and how you came up with the business idea

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Explain how you think the Business idea will work and grow

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State how the business will change your life

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Business Concept  

What  value (new or improved)  does your  business seek to provide?

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State the nature of technology to be used in delivering the value

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Specify the type of product (s) to market

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Explain the unique customer experience to be offered by your product

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In what sector is your business? State whether in mining/agriculture, manufacturing, services, education, health etc __________________________________________________________________

Market

Describe your market—stating the nature of your customers and the segment of the market to served

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Explain key factors affecting the market

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Explain how you will reach your target market

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Competition

Who are your main local competitors?

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Who are the international competitors that offer similar products?

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What makes your products or services better or different from that of the competitors? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Does your business have any unique feature that will be difficult to imitate by competitors?

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Supply Links

 What type of inputs do you require for your business?

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How and where will you get the inputs for your business (source, price, technology, etc) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Are the key inputs available locally? …………If not how easily will you obtain the supply……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Management

What skills and /or experiences do you have to enable you successfully manage the business?

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Who else will work with you to manage your business--partners, co-owners (if any)?

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Do you require professionals/people with special skill to run the business?.........if yes are they readily available and affordable? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Business Risks

What risks or challenges do you anticipate that may affect the success of your business (What can stop you from making this business a success)? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How will you mitigate or reduce these risks?

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Finance

State the financial requirements for your business __________________________________________________________________

List the key items you will obtain with the funds

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How do you intend to raise the funds?  __________________________________________________________________

Do you intend to obtain loan?....................................................................................

If yes how much?

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 How long it will take you to repay the loan?

How do you intend to grow the business over the next 5 years?

Illustration of Cash flow and financial statements