This topic is very interesting to me from a little different perspective. I am a senior member of technical staff at a very large company and often managers wil

This topic is very interesting to me from a little different perspective. I am a senior member of technical staff at a very large company and often managers will have me sit in on job interviews with candidates to cover the technical side. Recently, I sat in an interview and I had my list of questions. It was a telephone interview (1st round, not uncommon), I noticed that I could hear subtle typing in the background as the manager asked various questions. When it came time for the technical questions, I could hear a lot more typing. It occurred to me that the candidate was probably googling the answers. After the interview I mentioned it to the manager and she said "so, isn't that how you guys do it anyhow ?". I was a little taken back and have to admit I did not have any response. But, at least for this manager, how good someone is at googling the answers is a legitimate point of evaluation for a prospective candidate. I admit I use google, stackexchange and etc. to find answers, but it is not my primiary source of information and I just don't think it is a substitute for knowledge, is it ? This bothered me very much.