Data Structure Objective Questions
Data Structure Objective Questions
Data Structure Objective Questions
7. The complexity of the average case of an algorithm is
a. Much more complicated to analyze than that of worst case
b. Much more simpler to analyze than that of worst case
c. Sometimes more complicated and some other times simpler than that of worst case
d. None or above
12. The indirect change of the values of a variable in one module by another module is called
a. internal change
b. inter-module change
c. side effect
d. side-module update
13. Which of the following data structure is not linear data structure?
a. Arrays
b. Linked lists
c. Both of above
d. None of above
16. Finding the location of the element with a given value is:
a. Traversal
b. Search
c. Sort
d. None of above
19. Each array declaration need not give, implicitly or explicitly, the information about
a. the name of array
b. the data type of array
c. the first data from the set to be stored
d. the index set of the array
20. The elements of an array are stored successively in memory cells because
a. by this way computer can keep track only the address of the first element and the addresses of
other elements can be calculated
b. the architecture of computer memory does not allow arrays to store other than serially
c. both of above
d. none of above
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20. The elements of an array are stored successively in memory cells because
a. by this way computer can keep track only the address of the first element and the addresses of
other elements can be calculated
a. floor address
b. foundation address
c. first address
d. base address
2. The memory address of fifth element of an array can be calculated by the formula
a. linear arrays
b. linked lists
c. both of above
d. none of above
4. Which of the following is not the required condition for binary search algorithm?
8. Which of the following data structure can't store the non-homogeneous data elements?
a. Arrays
b. Records
c. Pointers
d. None
9. Which of the following data structure store the homogeneous data elements?
a. Arrays
b. Records
c. Pointers
d. None
10. Each data item in a record may be a group item composed of sub-items; those items which
are indecomposable are called
a. elementary items
b. atoms
c. scalars
d. all of above
14. When new data are to be inserted into a data structure, but there is no available space; this
situation is usually called
a. underflow
b. overflow
c. housefull
d. saturated
a. underflow
b. overflow
c. housefull
d. saturated
a. FIFO lists
b. LIFO list
c. Piles
d. Push-down lists
a. array
b. lists
c. stacks
d. all of above
19. A data structure where elements can be added or removed at either end but not in the middle
a. Linked lists
b. Stacks
c. Queues
d. Deque
20. When inorder traversing a tree resulted E A C K F H D B G; the preorder traversal would
return
a. FAEKCDBHG
b. FAEKCDHGB
c. EAFKHDCBG
d. FEAKDCHBG
Answers
2. The memory address of fifth element of an array can be calculated by the formula
a. LOC(Array[5]=Base(Array)+w(5-lower bound), where w is the number of words per memory
cell for the array
4. Which of the following is not the required condition for binary search algorithm?
c. There must be mechanism to delete and/or insert elements in list
8. Which of the following data structure can't store the non-homogeneous data elements?
a. Arrays
9. Which of the following data structure store the non-homogeneous data elements?
b. Records
10. Each data item in a record may be a group item composed of sub-items; those items which
are indecomposable are called
d. all of above
11. The difference between linear array and a record is
d. All of above
14. When new data are to be inserted into a data structure, but there is no available space; this
situation is usually called
b. overflow
19. A data structure where elements can be added or removed at either end but not in the middle
d. Deque
20. When inorder traversing a tree resulted E A C K F H D B G; the preorder traversal would
return
b. FAEKCDHGB
1. Which data structure allows deleting data elements from front and inserting at rear?
a. Stacks
b. Queues
c. Deques
d. Binary search tree
2. Identify the data structure which allows deletions at both ends of the list but insertion at only
one end.
a. Input-restricted deque
b. Output-restricted deque
c. Priority queues
d. None of above
5. To represent hierarchical relationship between elements, which data structure is suitable?
a. Deque
b. Priority
c. Tree
d. All of above
6. A binary tree whose every node has either zero or two children is called
a. Complete binary tree
b. Binary search tree
c. Extended binary tree
d. None of above
8. When representing any algebraic expression E which uses only binary operations in a 2-tree,
a. the variable in E will appear as external nodes and operations in internal nodes
b. the operations in E will appear as external nodes and variables in internal nodes
c. the variables and operations in E will appear only in internal nodes
d. the variables and operations in E will appear only in external nodes
10. When converting binary tree into extended binary tree, all the original nodes in binary tree
are
a. internal nodes on extended tree
b. external nodes on extended tree
c. vanished on extended tree
d. None of above
11. The post order traversal of a binary tree is DEBFCA. Find out the pre order traversal
a. ABFCDE
b. ADBFEC
c. ABDECF
d. ABDCEF
14. In a binary tree, certain null entries are replaced by special pointers which point to nodes
higher in the tree for efficiency. These special pointers are called
a. Leaf
b. branch
c. path
d. thread
15. The in order traversal of tree will yield a sorted listing of elements of tree in
a. Binary trees
b. Binary search trees
c. Heaps
d. None of above
Answers:
1. Which data structure allows deleting data elements from front and inserting at rear?
b. Queues
2. Identify the data structure which allows deletions at both ends of the list but insertion at only
one end.
a. Input-restricted deque
5. To represent hierarchical relationship between elements, which data structure is suitable?
c. Tree
6. A binary tree whose every node has either zero or two children is called
c. Extended binary tree
8. When representing any algebraic expression E which uses only binary operations in a 2-tree,
a. the variable in E will appear as external nodes and operations in internal nodes
10. When converting binary tree into extended binary tree, all the original nodes in binary tree
are
a. internal nodes on extended tree
11. The post order traversal of a binary tree is DEBFCA. Find out the pre order traversal
c. ABDECF
14. In a binary tree, certain null entries are replaced by special pointers which point to nodes
higher in the tree for efficiency. These special pointers are called
d. thread
15. The in order traversal of tree will yield a sorted listing of elements of tree in
b. Binary search trees
If the characters 'D', 'C', 'B', 'A' are placed in a queue (in that order), and then removed one at
a time, in what order will they be removed?
A. ABCD
B. ABDC
C. DCAB
D. DCBA
Which of the following expressions evaluates to true with approximate probability equal to
P? (P is double and 0 <= P <= 1).
A. rand() < P
B. rand() > P
C. rand() < P * RAND_MAX
D. rand() > P * RAND_MAX
Multiple Choice
Suppose we have a circular array implementation of the queue class,
Section 8.3
with ten items in the queue stored at data[2] through data[11]. The
Implementations of
CAPACITY is 42. Where does the push member function place the new
the Queue ADT
entry in the array?
A. data[1]
B. data[2]
C. data[11]
D. data[12]
Consider the implementation of the queue using a circular array. What goes wrong if we try
to keep all the items at the front of a partially-filled array (so that data[0] is always the front).
A. The constructor would require linear time.
B. The get_front function would require linear time.
C. The insert function would require linear time.
D. The is_empty function would require linear time.
In the linked list implementation of the queue class, where does the push member function
place the new entry on the linked list?
A. At the head
B. At the tail
C. After all other entries that are greater than the new entry.
D. After all other entries that are smaller than the new entry.
In the circular array version of the queue class (with a fixed-sized array), which operations
require linear time for their worst-case behavior?
A. front
B. push
C. empty
D. None of these operations require linear time.
In the linked-list version of the queue class, which operations require linear time for their
worst-case behavior?
A. front
B. push
C. empty
D. None of these operations require linear time.
If data is a circular array of CAPACITY elements, and last is an index into that array, what is
the formula for the index after last?
A. (last % 1) + CAPACITY
B. last % (1 + CAPACITY)
C. (last + 1) % CAPACITY
D. last + (1 % CAPACITY)
I have implemented the queue with a circular array, keeping track of first, last, and count (the
number of items in the array). Suppose first is zero, and last is CAPACITY-1. What can you tell
me about count?
A. Neither changes
B. Only front_ptr changes.
C. Only rear_ptr changes.
D. Both change.
I have implemented the queue with a linked list, keeping track of a front pointer and a rear
pointer. Which of these pointers will change during an insertion into an EMPTY queue?
A. Neither changes
B. Only front_ptr changes.
C. Only rear_ptr changes.
D. Both change.
Multiple Choice
Suppose top is called on a priority queue that has exactly two entries with
Section 8.4
equal priority. How is the return value of top selected?
Priority Queues
A. The implementation gets to choose either one.
B. The one which was inserted first.
C. The one which was inserted most recently.
D. This can never happen (violates the precondition)
1. One
2. Zero
3. -1
4. None of these
2. A linked list index is ____ that represents the position of a node in a linked list.
1. An Integer
2. a variable
3. a character
4. a boolean
3. Why is the constructor of the QueueLinkedList class empty?
1. because initialization of data members of the LinkedList class is performed by the constructor of the LinkedList class.
2. because initialization of data members of the LinkedList class is performed by the destructor of the LinkedList class.
3. because initialization of data members of the QueueLinkedList class is performed by the constructor of the LinkedList class.
4. because initialization of data members of the QueueLinkedList class is performed by the destructor of the LinkedList class
4. _______ form of access is used to add and remove nodes from a queue
1. LIFO
2. FIFO
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None of these
6. New nodes are added to the _____ of the queue.
1. front
2. back
3. middle
4. Both 1 and 2
7. A _______ is a data structure that organizes data similar to a line in the supermarket, where the first one in line is the first one
out.
1. Node
2. linked list
3. array
4. constructor
9. The pop() member function determines if the stack is empty by calling the _____ member function
1. removeback()
2. isEmpty()
3. removedfront()
4. hasNext()
10. What happens when you push a new node onto a stack?
1. the new node is placed at the front of the linked list.
2. the new node is placed at the back of the linked list.
3. the new node is placed at the middle of the linked list.
4. No Changes happens
2. Zero
2. A linked list index is ____ that represents the position of a node in a linked list.
1. An Integer
3. Why is the constructor of the QueueLinkedList class empty?
1. because initialization of data members of the LinkedList class is performed by the constructor of the LinkedList class.
4. _______ form of access is used to add and remove nodes from a queue
1. LIFO
6. New nodes are added to the _____ of the queue.
2. back
7. A _______ is a data structure that organizes data similar to a line in the supermarket, where the first one in line is the first one
out.
3. array
9. The pop() member function determines if the stack is empty by calling the _____ member function
2. isEmpty()
10. What happens when you push a new node onto a stack?
1. the new node is placed at the front of the linked list.
1. main
2. Random Access
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Virtual
2. An _________ data type is a keyword of a programming language that specifies the amount of memory needed to store data
and the kind of data that will be stored in that memory location
1. abstract
2. int
3. vector
4. None of these
3. Which of the following abstract data types are NOT used by Integer Abstract Data type group?
1. Short
2. Int
3. float
4. long
4. The hashString() member function is called by other member functions of the Hashtable class whenever a function needs to
convert a ________________
1. Cloning
2. Bit Shifting
3. Hashmapping
4. Listing
9. If the depth of a tree is 3 levels, then what is the Size of the Tree?
1. 4
2. 2
3. 8
4. 6
10. deleteNode() function requires the _____ of the data element of the node that is being removed
1. reference
2. value
3. declaration
4. variable
1. _____________ Memory is Volatile
1. abstract
3. Which of the following abstract data types are NOT used by Integer Abstract Data type group?
3. float
4. The hashString() member function is called by other member functions of the Hashtable class whenever a function needs to
convert a ________________
3. 8
10. deleteNode() function requires the _____ of the data element of the node that is being removed
2. value