Questions for Form C

1. What is failure analysis and how can it help in empirical fields like information retrieval where systems are far from perfect? Explain briefly.

2. RESEARCHER focuses on what part of speech? Briefly explain why, and whether you agree that is wise.

3. The matching or lookup process used by RESEARCHER is difficult. Please explain briefly why.

4. What are 3 approaches to filtering? Please explain each briefly.

5. How does building a good filter relate to building a good query? What are the key similarities and the key differences? Please explain briefly.