July 2016 - Paper 3

31:   The number of different binary trees with 6 nodes is ______.
A.

6

B.

42

C.

132

D.

256

 
 

Option: C

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32:  

Let A[1...n] be an array of n distinct numbers. If i < j and A[i] > A[j], then the pair (i, j) is called an inversion of A. What is the expected number of inversions in any permutation on n elements ?

A.

θ(n)

B.

θ(lg n)

C.

θ(n lg n)

D.

θ(n2)

 
 

Option: D

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33:   Which one of the following array represents a binary max-heap ?
A.

[26, 13, 17, 14, 11, 9, 15]

B.

[26, 15, 14, 17, 11, 9, 13]

C.

[26, 15, 17, 14, 11, 9, 13]

D.

[26, 15, 13, 14, 11, 9, 17]

 
 

Option: C

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34:  

Match the following :

(a) Huffman codes                                         (i) O(n2)

(b) Optimal polygon triangulation                  (ii) θ(n3)

(c) Activity selection problem                        (iii) O(nlgn)

(d) Quicksort                                                 (iv) θ(n)

A.

(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)

B.

(i) (iv) (ii) (iii)

C.

(iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

D.

(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

 
 

Option: C

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35:  

Suppose that we have numbers between 1 and 1,000 in a binary search tree and want to search for the number 364. Which of the following sequences could not be the sequence of nodes examined ?

A.

925, 221, 912, 245, 899, 259, 363, 364

B.

3, 400, 388, 220, 267, 383, 382, 279, 364

C.

926, 203, 912, 241, 913, 246, 364

D.

3, 253, 402, 399, 331, 345, 398, 364

 
 

Option: C

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