Consider a hash function that distributes keys uniformly. The hash table size…

GATE · 2007 · ITModified — slightly modified from the official paper; see the solution

Consider a hash function that distributes keys uniformly. The hash table size is 20. After hashing of how many keys will the probability that any new key hashed collides with an existing one exceed 0.5.

  1. A.

    5

  2. B.

    6

  3. C.

    7

  4. D.

    14

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