Exercise 2.3 - Truncation
Exercise 1
Which of the following words would the computer find for the truncated keyword search educat*? (You may choose more than one):
| a. |
education |
| b. |
edify |
| c. |
educate |
| d. |
educative |
| e. |
educational |
| f. |
educating |
| g. |
educand |
| h. |
educator |
| i. |
educt |
Exercise 2
a. Give an example of truncation using the term computer. How could you truncate this keyword
to find other words related to your topic?
b. Give three words that the computer would find from your truncated keyword
Exercise 3
Using the example from Exercise 2, can you anticipate any problems that could occur using truncation?
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