Google's rise was largely due to a patented algorithm called PageRank which helps rank web pages that match a given search string. Apo Google yaive chirongwa chekutsvakurudza cheStanford, yakatumidzwa zita rekuti BackRub nekuti tekinoroji inotarisa backlinks kuti ione kukosha kwenzvimbo. Dzimwe nzira-dzakavakirwa-mazwi ekutsvaga mitsva yekutsvaga, inoshandiswa nevakawanda injini dzekutsvaga dzaimbove dzakakurumbira kupfuura Google, dzaizoongorora kuti mazwi ekutsvaga anowanzoitika sei mune peji, kana kuti zvakabatana zvakadii mazwi ekutsvaga aive mukati mepeji rimwe nerimwe rinoguma. Iyo PageRank algorithm pachinzvimbo inoongorora zvinongedzo zvakagadzirwa nevanhu vachifunga kuti mapeji ewebhu kubva kune akawanda akakosha mapeji akakoshawo. Iyo algorithm inoverengera inodzokorora huwandu hwemapeji, zvichibva pahuremu hwakaenzana hwemamwe mapeji anobatanidza kwavari. PageRank inofungidzirwa kuti inowirirana zvakanaka nepfungwa dzevanhu dzakakosha. Kuwedzera kuPageRank, pamusoro pemakore mazana maviri nemakumi mashanu, Google yakachengeta chakavan
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