Google Interview Question

How would you reduce bandwidth consumption in search when users from third 3rd world countries search?

Interview Answers

Anonymous

Sep 21, 2015

I would eliminate the description that follows every link. The assumption is that Google search indexing is effective and hence speed of page load would matter more to the end user. Without a description, the end user can be confident that Google search indexing effectively provides the best results.

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Anonymous

Dec 26, 2016

1. Minimize content in sent to essentials, 2. Use source-channel coding algorithms (like raptor codes) to ensure redundancy whilst minimizing bandwidth usage.