In Google, I searched for something I had never searched for before, and when the search results come up, each listing shows the word "cached." How could this be when I have never visited this Web site before, so clearly no information from it is cached on my computer?
See graphic (I added the circles)
Answer from Richard:
Here is a link that explains google's caching. Looks like they cache everything and then give you the option of viewing the cached page or the current page.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features_list.html#cached
This means that google has huge storage system!
From Suzi:
In the graphic above, I searched for "Norwegian curling team," something I've never searched on before. When I click "cached" it shows an earlier version of the Web page (and not that old; it was a version from earlier in the day). So by "cached," it means cached by Google, not by me or on my computer.
The caching feature gives you the opportunity to look at an older version of the web page. As web pages are often updated. Search results can change. If the original page is deleted, the cached page will remain available.
ReplyDeleteCaching may also improve performance. It may be the case that Google's server, which is hosting the cached page, provides faster service than the server providing the original web page.
Richard