SPLK-1001 · Question #52
By default search results are not returned in ________ order.
The correct answer is A. Chronological D. Alphabetical. Search engines and most search systems rank results by relevance, not by date or alphabetical order, making both A and D correct - by default, results are returned neither in chronological (oldest-to-newest) nor alphabetical order. Relevance algorithms consider factors like…
Question
By default search results are not returned in ________ order.
Options
- AChronological
- BReverser chronological
- CASCIE
- DAlphabetical
How the community answered
(50 responses)- A72% (36)
- B10% (5)
- C18% (9)
Explanation
Search engines and most search systems rank results by relevance, not by date or alphabetical order, making both A and D correct - by default, results are returned neither in chronological (oldest-to-newest) nor alphabetical order. Relevance algorithms consider factors like keyword matching, popularity, and context to determine what appears first.
Why B is wrong: Reverse chronological (newest-first) is a common default in some specific contexts like email inboxes, social media feeds, and news sites, so it's a plausible real-world default - just not for general search results.
Why C is wrong: "ASCIE" (likely meant as ASCII order, a character-encoding sequence) is not a standard search result ordering at all, making it easy to eliminate as a distractor.
Memory tip: Think of a Google search - results show up by relevance score, not A-to-Z or oldest-to-newest. The two most "logical" orderings people might assume (chronological and alphabetical) are precisely the ones search doesn't use by default.
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