What is a hash function?
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What is a hash function?
Answer: B. A function that computes the location of the key in the array — 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…
- A.
A function has allocated memory to keys
- B.
A function that computes the location of the key in the array
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A function that creates an array
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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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