said by jp10558 :

...I have noticed to some extent that there is something that people with a college degree (though, again, not everyone - this is why the presence or lack of a piece of paper isn't a good way to judge someone) are better at finding information.

To elaborate, there is a knack to figuring out where to start. Sure, anyone can type into google, but there is a lot of time in college spent understanding how to "rate" a source - reliable or not. Also, there's a lot of time spent understanding the difference between a primary and secondary source.