# Recent questions tagged algorithms

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The weight of minimum spanning tree in graph $G$, calculated using Kruskal’s algorithm is: $14$ $15$ $17$ $18$
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Let $G$ be a connected undirected weighted graph. Consider the following two statements. $S_1$: There exists a minimum weight edge in $G$ which is present in every minimum spanning tree of $G$. $S_2$: If every edge in $G$ has distinct weight, then $G$ has a unique minimum spanning ... $S_1$ is true and $S_2$ is false $S_1$ is false and $S_2$ is true Both $S_1$ and $S_2$ are false
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What is the worst-case number of arithmetic operations performed by recursive binary search on a sorted array of size $n$? $\Theta ( \sqrt{n})$ $\Theta (\log _2(n))$ $\Theta(n^2)$ $\Theta(n)$
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Consider the following $\text{ANSI C}$ function: int SomeFunction (int x, int y) { if ((x==1) || (y==1)) return 1; if (x==y) return x; if (x > y) return SomeFunction(x-y, y); if (y > x) return SomeFunction (x, y-x); } The value returned by $\textrm{SomeFunction(15, 255)}$ is __________
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Consider the string $\textrm{abbccddeee}$. Each letter in the string must be assigned a binary code satisfying the following properties: For any two letters, the code assigned to one letter must not be a prefix of the code assigned to the other letter. For any two letters ... assignments which satisfy the above two properties, what is the minimum length of the encoded string? $21$ $23$ $25$ $30$
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For constants $a \geq 1$ and $b>1$, consider the following recurrence defined on the non-negative integers: $T(n) = a \cdot T \left(\dfrac{n}{b} \right) + f(n)$ Which one of the following options is correct about the recurrence $T(n)$? If $f(n)$ is $n \log_2(n)$, then $T(n)$ ... $\Theta(n^{\log_b(a)})$ If $f(n)$ is $\Theta(n^{\log_b(a)})$, then $T(n)$ is $\Theta(n^{\log_b(a)})$
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Consider the following directed graph: Which of the following is/are correct about the graph? The graph does not have a topological order A depth-first traversal starting at vertex $S$ classifies three directed edges as back edges The graph does not have a strongly connected component For each pair of vertices $u$ and $v$, there is a directed path from $u$ to $v$
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Consider the following $\text{ANSI C}$ program #include <stdio.h> int foo(int x, int y, int q) { if ((x<=0) && (y<=0)) return q; if (x<=0) return foo(x, y-q, q); if (y<=0) return foo(x-q, y, q); return foo(x, y-q, q) + foo(x-q, y, q); } int main( ) { int r = foo(15, 15, 10); printf(“%d”, r); return 0; } The output of the program upon execution is _________
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In a directed acyclic graph with a source vertex $\textsf{s}$, the $\textit{quality-score}$ of a directed path is defined to be the product of the weights of the edges on the path. Further, for a vertex $v$ other than $\textsf{s}$, the quality-score of $v$ is ... quality-score of $\textsf{s}$ is assumed to be $1$. The sum of the quality-scores of all vertices on the graph shown above is _______
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Consider the following three functions. $f_1=10^n\quad f_2=n^{\log n}\quad f_3=n^{\sqrt {n}}$ Which one of the following options arranges the functions in the increasing order of asymptotic growth rate? $f_3, f_2, f_1$ $f_2, f_1, f_3$ $f_1, f_2,f_3$ $f_2, f_3, f_1$
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Consider the following array.$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline 23&32&45&69&72&73&89&97 \\ \hline\end{array}$ Which algorithm out of the following options uses the least number of comparisons (among the array elements) to sort the above array in ascending order? Selection sort Mergesort Insertion sort Quicksort using the last element as pivot
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Consider the following undirected graph with edge weights as shown: The number of minimum-weight spanning trees of the graph is ___________.
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Consider the following recurrence relation. $T\left ( n \right )=\left\{\begin{array} {lcl} T(n ∕ 2)+T(2n∕5)+7n & \text{if} \; n>0\\1 & \text{if}\; n=0 \end{array}\right.$ Which one of the following options is correct? $T(n)=\Theta (n^{5/2})$ $T(n)=\Theta (n\log n)$ $T(n)=\Theta (n)$ $T(n)=\Theta ((\log n)^{5/2})$
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Define $R_n$ to be the maximum amount earned by cutting a rod of length $n$ meters into one or more pieces of integer length and selling them. For $i>0$, let $p[i]$ denote the selling price of a rod whose length is $i$ meters. Consider the array of prices: ... $R_7$? $R_7=18$ $R_7=19$ $R_7$ is achieved by three different solutions $R_7$ cannot be achieved by a solution consisting of three pieces
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Consider a $\textit{dynamic}$ hashing approach for $4$-bit integer keys: There is a main hash table of size $4$. The $2$ least significant bits of a key is used to index into the main hash table. Initially, the main hash table entries are empty. Thereafter, when more keys are hashed into it, to resolve ... in decimal notation)? $5,9,4,13,10,7$ $9,5,10,6,7,1$ $10,9,6,7,5,13$ $9,5,13,6,10,14$
Consider the following $\text{ANSI C}$ function: int SimpleFunction(int Y[], int n, int x) { int total = Y[0], loopIndex; for (loopIndex=1; loopIndex<=n-1; loopIndex++) total=x*total +Y[loopIndex]; return total; } Let $\textsf{Z}$ be an array of $10$ elements with $\textsf{Z}[i]=1$, for all $i$ such that $0 \leq i \leq 9$. The value returned by $\textsf{SimpleFunction(Z},10,2)$ is __________
Consider the following program. Assume that $x$ and $y$ are integers. f(x, y) { if (y != 0) return (x * f(x,y-1)); else return 1; } What is $f(6,3)?$ $243$ $729$ $125$ $216$
For any string $\text{str, length(str)}$ returns the length of the string, $\text{append(str1, str2)}$ concatenates $\text{str1}$ with another string $\text{str2}$, and $\text{trim(str)}$ removes any spaces that exist at the end of the string $\text{str}$. The function $\text{reverse(str, i, j)}$ ... n; i=i+1) { if(str[i] is ' ') { reverse(str, j, i-1); j = i + 1; } } trim(str); return str; }