What is a hash function?

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What is a hash function?

  1. A.

    A function has allocated memory to keys

  2. B.

    A function that computes the location of the key in the array

  3. C.

    A function that creates an array

  4. D.

    A function that computes the location of the values in the array

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Correct answer: B

Answer: b

Explanation: In a hash table, there are fewer array positions than the keys, so the position of the key in the array has to be computed, this is done using the hash function.

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