9. Hashing Intro

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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 symbol is used to represent Load Factor and give the equation for determining Load Factor?
Answer
  • Alpha, (current number of hash items) / (table size)
  • none of the above

Question 2

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What is the hash function's (h(x)) functionality?
Answer
  • Maps the search key of an item to a location
  • none of the above

Question 3

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A good hash function places items ____ throughout the the hash table.
Answer
  • A) every other level
  • B) at every odd position
  • C) evenly
  • D) The hash function does not place items on the table.

Question 4

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What is hashing?
Answer
  • The use of a hash table to determine whether variables have been stored/accesed and allows for quicker searching.
  • none of the above

Question 5

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what is not good thing for hash function to have?
Answer
  • A.places items evenly throughtout the hash table
  • B.use a prime base
  • C,has no search key
  • D.none of the above

Question 6

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a Hash table is an array that contains items, assigned by a hash function
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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what is Hash table?
Answer
  • An array that contains items, assigned by a hash function.
  • none of the above

Question 8

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How do you determine the load factor of a hash table?
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  • (current number of hash items)/(table size)
  • none of the above

Question 9

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Which of the following is not a requirement for a good hash function?
Answer
  • A) Fast (and easy) to compute
  • B) Places items evenly throughout the hash table
  • C) Involves the entire search key
  • D) Uses a non-prime base, if it uses modulo arithmetic

Question 10

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Which one is NOT a requirement for a good has function?
Answer
  • a. Fast and easy to compute
  • b. Involves entire search key
  • c. Use a prime base if it uses any arithmetic
  • d. Items placed evenly throughout the hash table

Question 11

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An array that contains items, assinged by a hash function is called
Answer
  • A. Hash function
  • B. Hash table
  • C. Hash Brown
  • D. None of the above

Question 12

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What is a hash table?
Answer
  • A) An array that contains items, assigned by a hash function.
  • B) A perfectly cooked pile of potatoes
  • C) A table of hash signs (#)
  • D) None of the above.

Question 13

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Which of the following is NOT a good requirement for a hash function?
Answer
  • A. Fast and easy to compute
  • B. O(nlogn) lookup time
  • C. places items evenly
  • D. involves the entire search key

Question 14

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What are the requirements for a good hash function?
Answer
  • A. fast and easy to compute
  • B. places items evenly throughout the hash table
  • C. involves the entire search key and uses a prime base, if it uses modular arithmetic
  • D. All of the above

Question 15

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Which of the following is a requirement for a good hash function?
Answer
  • A.Fast to compute
  • B.Places items randomly throughout the hash table
  • C.Involves parts of the search key
  • D.All of the above

Question 16

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Which statement is NOT true?
Answer
  • a. hash table : an array that contains items, assigned by a hash function
  • b. perfect hash function : maps each search key to a unique location
  • c. collision : occurs when the hash function maps 2+ items to the same location
  • d. collision : occurs when the hash function maps not 2+ items to the same location

Question 17

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What is the difference between a Perfect hash function and a Unifrom hash function?
Answer
  • A Perfect hash function maps each key to a unique location. While a Uniform hash function is equally likely to map a key to any index in the table.
  • none of the above
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