This document discusses string matching algorithms. It defines string matching as finding a pattern within a larger text or string. It then summarizes two common string matching algorithms: the naive algorithm and Rabin-Karp algorithm. The naive algorithm loops through all possible shifts of the pattern and directly compares characters. Rabin-Karp also shifts the pattern but compares hash values of substrings first before checking individual characters to reduce comparisons. The document provides examples of how each algorithm works on sample strings.