What is the function or purpose of Linear probing?
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Data Structures MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “What is the function or purpose of Linear probing?”
The accepted answer is A. A collision resolution technique in hashing that searches sequentially for the next open slot in the table.. Linear probing refers to a collision resolution technique in hashing that searches sequentially for the next open slot in the table.
- A. A collision resolution technique in hashing that searches sequentially for the next open slot in the table. ✓
- B. A probabilistic data structure that uses multiple layers of linked lists to allow fast search within an ordered sequence.
Why not B: “A probabilistic data structure that uses multiple layers of linked lists to allow fast search within an ordered sequence.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. A collision resolution technique in hashing that searches sequentially for the next open slot in the table.. Linear probing refers to a collision resolution technique in hashing that searches sequentially for the next open slot in the table.
- C. A way of representing a graph using a 2D matrix where each cell indicates whether an edge exists between two vertices.
Why not C: “A way of representing a graph using a 2D matrix where each cell indicates whether an edge exists between two vertices.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. A collision resolution technique in hashing that searches sequentially for the next open slot in the table.. Linear probing refers to a collision resolution technique in hashing that searches sequentially for the next open slot in the table.
- D. A matrix in which most of the elements are zero, often stored using specialized structures to save memory.
Why not D: “A matrix in which most of the elements are zero, often stored using specialized structures to save memory.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. A collision resolution technique in hashing that searches sequentially for the next open slot in the table.. Linear probing refers to a collision resolution technique in hashing that searches sequentially for the next open slot in the table.
Correct answer
A. A collision resolution technique in hashing that searches sequentially for the next open slot in the table.
Explanation
Linear probing refers to a collision resolution technique in hashing that searches sequentially for the next open slot in the table.
Source: Data Structures Official Reference Guide
Tags: computer science, data structures, algorithms, programming
Submitted by: MCQsHub Editorial
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