11. Hashing Eficiency

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Algorithms and Data Structures | Test 3 Review | CSCI-3110-002 MTSU
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Question 1

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What does the efficiency of a hash table search depend on?
Answer
  • Hashing efficiency for a particular search depends on whether the search is successful or not
  • none of the above

Question 2

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Find min and max values (Range Query) ______ be done in a hash table.
Answer
  • A) cannot
  • B) can
  • C) generally cannot
  • D) generally can

Question 3

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Which way is more efficient,linear or quadratic probing?
Answer
  • Quadratic
  • none of the above

Question 4

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what is the first thing you do when deleteing something from the hash?
Answer
  • A,find it
  • B.check to make sure its not holding a key
  • C. A and B
  • D.none of the above

Question 5

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to insert using open addressing, we need to find a closed location.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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name of the of the hashing disadvantages
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  • finding the item that has the smallest of largest search key.
  • none of the above

Question 7

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As the load factor increases, what happens to the number of unsuccessful searches in linear and quadratic probing?
Answer
  • A) They decrease
  • B) They increase rapidly
  • C) They linearly
  • D) They stay the same

Question 8

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Disadvantage of hash tables is that they are not a general purpose data structure for storage and retrieval.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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What are the two steps in inserting into a hash insert?
Answer
  • A. Hash the key, insert the item
  • B. Insert the item, hash the key
  • C. Hash the item, insert the key
  • D. Insert the key, remove the item

Question 10

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What is a disadvantage of hash tables?
Answer
  • A) Not a general purpose storage/retrieval data structure
  • B) It is not stable
  • C) It is not efficient
  • D) All of the above
  • E) None of the above

Question 11

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Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of hash tables? (ie: which of the following are hash tables NOT bad at?)
Answer
  • A. traversing in sorterd order
  • B. finding the mininmum or maximum value in a search key
  • C. insertion is very inefficient
  • D. range query

Question 12

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Which of the following are disadvantages of hash tables?
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  • A. traversal in sorted order
  • B. finding the item that has the smallest or largest search key
  • C. range query
  • D. all of the above

Question 13

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which of the following is a disadvantage of using a hash table?
Answer
  • A. Traversal in sorted order
  • B. Finding the item that has the smallest or largest search key
  • C. Range Query
  • D. All of the above
  • E. A and C

Question 14

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Hashing efficiency for a particular search also depends on whether the search is successful. Unsuccessful searches generally require more time than successful searches.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 15

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What is the efficency of insertion into a hash table?
Answer
  • O(1)!
  • none of the above
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