Hash Tables

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 14, 2025

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1. : What is a hash table?



2. : What is the primary advantage of using a hash table?



3. : What is the role of a hash function in a hash table?



4. : What is a common issue encountered when using hash tables?



5. : How can collisions be resolved in hash tables?



6. : In chaining, how is a collision resolved?



7. : What is open addressing in hash tables?



8. : Which of the following is a common hash function?



9. : What is the load factor in a hash table?



10. : What happens when the load factor exceeds a certain threshold?



11. : What is the purpose of resizing a hash table?



12. : Which probing technique uses a fixed interval for collision resolution?



13. : What is double hashing?



14. : In a perfect hash function, how many collisions would occur?



15. : Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good hash function?



16. : What is the typical time complexity for searching in a hash table in the average case?



17. : Which data structure is often used to implement chaining in hash tables?



18. : What is the primary disadvantage of chaining as a collision resolution method?



19. : In linear probing, if a collision occurs, how is the next slot found?



20. : What is the time complexity of inserting an element into a hash table in the worst case?



21. : Which scenario can lead to poor performance in a hash table?



22. : What is clustering in hash tables?



23. : Which of the following best describes an open addressing strategy?



24. : What happens to the performance of a hash table as the load factor increases?



25. : What is the worst-case scenario for a hash table?



26. : What is a characteristic of quadratic probing?



27. : Which operation can be inefficient in a hash table when the load factor is high?



28. : What is the purpose of a secondary hash function in double hashing?



29. : What is a drawback of open addressing compared to chaining?



30. : Which of the following scenarios is best suited for a hash table?



31. : What happens if a hash table is resized?



32. : How does the choice of a hash function affect the performance of a hash table?



33. : Which of the following is a common application of hash tables?



 

 

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