Pregunta 1
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How do referenced types differ from primitive types?
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Primitive types are integers.
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Referenced types are strings.
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Primitive types use memory addresses.
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Referenced types use pointers to addresses.
Pregunta 2
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Why do programmers use data structures rather than individual values?
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for reduced storage
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for multiple data types
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for ease of access
Pregunta 3
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Which data type only uses one bit per instance?
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Short
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char
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double
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boolean
Pregunta 4
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Which data type uses the most storage per value?
Pregunta 5
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What is the output of the following JavaScript code?
var Salutations = [["Dear", "Hello", "Howdy"], ["Friend", "Judy", "Concerned", "Good Old Pal"]]
console.log(Salutations[1][1])
Pregunta 6
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How many elements are there in a two-dimensional array with length (4,7)?
Pregunta 7
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What is the output of the following Swift code?
var noKeys = [5,4,7,8,10,22]
var noChains=noKeys.count
print(noChains)
Pregunta 8
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Why is a linear search slow?
Pregunta 9
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Why should you exercise restraint and care in the use of mutable arrays?
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The syntax for their use is extremely tedious and sensitive.
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Their use can slow down performance dramatically.
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The code may become difficult to translate to other languages.
Pregunta 10
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What is the output of the following C# code?
using System;
class Program
{
static void Main() {
int[ ][ ] jagged = new int[3][];
jagged[0]=new int[4];
jagged[1] = new int[2];
jagged[2]=new int[7];
Console.WriteLine(jagged[1][1]);
}}
Pregunta 11
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What is the defining characteristic of a jagged, two-dimensional array?
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The length in the second dimension is variable.
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The elements consist of strings.
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The elements are of different data types.
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The size of the array is not fixed.
Pregunta 12
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What is the time complexity for a linear search if the value is not present?
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O(ln(n))
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O(n)
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O(1)
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O(n ln(n))
Pregunta 13
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How are data elements referenced in an array?
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by value
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with an index or key
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with a size or type
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by name
Pregunta 14
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What is returned by MyList.contains("Buy glue") if you are using java.util.LinkedList?
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a Boolean
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a string
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an integer
Pregunta 15
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Where does the following Java code add a new element to a linked list?
Node nodeToAdd = new Node(data);
nodeToAdd.next = this.head;
this.head = nodeToAdd;
Pregunta 16
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What is the time complexity for insertion into a linked list?
Pregunta 17
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How does Python implement linked lists?
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as doubly linked lists
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as arrays
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as strings
Pregunta 18
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What is required to change a singly linked list to a doubly linked list?
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a two-dimensional array
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pointers to adjacent nodes
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a second head node and reverse pointers
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a tail node and pointers to previous nodes
Pregunta 19
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You have just added a new element at the end of an existing linked list. What is in the pointer of that new element?
Pregunta 20
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What is contained in a node of a linked list?
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a value and an index
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a string and an integer
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data and a pointer
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an array and a size
Pregunta 21
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How do queues differ from stacks?
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Queues use FIFO and stacks use LIFO.
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Queues use LIFO and stacks use FIFO.
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Queues add and remove from the end of the list rather than from the beginning.
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Stacks add and remove from different ends of the list rather than from the same end.
Pregunta 22
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What is wrong with the following Java code?
import java.util.Stack;
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Stack myStack = new Stack();
myStack.push("test");
myStack.pop();
myStack.pop();
Pregunta 23
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The following Swift code uses the push and pop functions as in the example. What is the value of SecondPop?
var deck:Stack=Stack()
deck.push(item: "Queen: Spades")
deck.push(item "10: Diamonds")
deck.push(item: "4: Hearts")
deck.push(item: "2: Hearts")
var FirstPop = deck.pop()
var SecondPop= deck.pop()
Respuesta
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10: Diamonds
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Queen: Spades
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4: Hearts
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2: Hearts
Pregunta 24
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In the Swift code func pop()-> String?, what does the question mark mean?
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The function may sometimes fail.
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The length of the string is unknown.
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The value returned is either a string or nil.
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The argument of the function is unknown.
Pregunta 25
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Which data structure is most useful for reversing an ordered state or list?
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a queue
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a stack
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a string
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an array
Pregunta 26
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What does LIFO stand for?
Pregunta 27
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How are items with the same priority dequeued from priority queues?
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by FIFO
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by LIFO
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by value
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by size
Pregunta 28
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The following Swift code uses the Queue class as in the example. What does the print() function output?
var yourQueue = Queue()
yourQueue.enqueue(item: "10")
yourQueue.enqueue(item: "5")
yourQueue.enqueue(item: "8")
var OutZero yourQueue.dequeue()
var OutOne = yourQueue.dequeue()
print(yourQueue.peek()!)
Pregunta 29
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What does a peek() return from a queue?
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the first item
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an arbitrary item
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the last item
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the middle item
Pregunta 30
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Which language has the least support for hash functions and tables?
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Python
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Swift
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Javascript
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Java
Pregunta 31
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Which line in the following Python 3 code produces a Key Error?
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CapitalsToStates["Austin"] = "Texas"
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print(CapitalsToStates["New York"])
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CapitalsToStates = {}
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print(CapitalsToStates["Austin"])
Pregunta 32
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Why would you use separate chaining?
Pregunta 33
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When do hash tables suffer in performance?
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when the keys are excessively long
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when there are collisions
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when the table is very large
Pregunta 34
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How does hashing differ from encrypting?
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Encrypting is reversible, but hashing is not.
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Encrypting produces plain text, but hashing produces integers.
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Hashing uses ASCII, and encrypting does not.
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Hashing produces unique values, but encrypting does not.
Pregunta 35
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Which statement is true for associative arrays?
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Values must be ordered.
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Keys must be unique.
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Values must be unique.
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Keys must be ordered.
Pregunta 36
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Which statement is true for a tree data structure?
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A parent can have only two children.
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Leaves can have many children.
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The root does not have a parent.
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A node cannot be both a parent and a child.
Pregunta 37
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What does the following Python 3 code output?
pocketContents=set(["keys","coins","knife"])
pocketContents.add("receipt")
pocketContents.add("string")
print(pocketContents)
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{'receipt', 'coins', 'keys', 'string'}
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{'receipt', 'coins', 'keys', 'string', 'knife'}
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{'string', 'knife'}
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{'receipt', 'coins', 'keys', 'knife'}
Pregunta 38
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Which list constitutes a valid set containing four elements?
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{0, 5, 12, 0}
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{"four", "twelve", 6, "four"}
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{"dog", "cat", "dog", "car"}
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{0, "dog", "car", 7}
Pregunta 39
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What characterizes a min heap?
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The children have values less than those of their parents.
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The value of the right child is less than that of the left.
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The root contains the largest value.
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The root contains the lowest value.
Pregunta 40
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Why are binary search trees organized with the left child less than the parent and the right child greater than the parent?
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to have more layers or branches
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to reduce storage requirements
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to use fewer pointers
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to make them easy to search