Practice Web Search Results - 4.1.3 | 4. Document Similarity and Its Applications | Design & Analysis of Algorithms - Vol 1
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Question 1

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What does 'edit distance' refer to?

💡 Hint: Think about the types of changes you can make to a document.

Question 2

Easy

Name one practical application of measuring document similarity.

💡 Hint: Consider where we might need to find copied content.

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of calculating document similarity?

  • To punish plagiarism
  • To improve document accuracy
  • To find copied content

💡 Hint: Think about how we deal with copied material.

Question 2

True or False: Dynamic programming allows for the calculation of the same sub-problem multiple times.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider the effectiveness of memorization in problem-solving.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given the words 'kitten' and 'sitting', calculate the edit distance. Show your workings.

💡 Hint: Consider how many letters you need to change to transform one word into another.

Question 2

Provide an example of two texts that are very similar but would result in a low edit distance and explain why they might be semantically different.

💡 Hint: Think about synonyms or different phrasing that express the same idea.

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