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A search engine uses an index - Online practice 4

Read the information, then answer the questions. An adult may read the instructions aloud. Show your working where asked.

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Paper index snapshot: A: river story; B: town map; C: river map. Query: 'river map'. In this SIMPLE model, a result must contain BOTH query words in its indexed keywords. Known limit: C's map has been updated since the index was made. Real search systems are more complex. An index is not necessarily a fresh reading of every page.

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  1. Which indexed page matches both words of 'river map' in this model?
  2. Why might the result for 'river map' be incomplete or out of date?
  3. Would finding page C prove all its claims true?

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