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What happens when you call dequeue on an empty queue?
What happens when you call dequeue on an empty queue?
- It returns the front element
- It throws a runtime error (correct)
- It waits until an element is enqueued
- It returns null
In a linked list implementation, what happens to the old head when dequeuing?
In a linked list implementation, what happens to the old head when dequeuing?
- It is garbage collected or cleaned up manually (correct)
- It stays the same
- It becomes null
- It becomes the new tail
What is the purpose of the front and end indices in an array-based implementation?
What is the purpose of the front and end indices in an array-based implementation?
- To check if the queue is full or empty (correct)
- To implement the dequeue operation
- To keep track of the size of the queue
- To keep track of the front and end elements
What is the purpose of using modular arithmetic in a circular array implementation?
What is the purpose of using modular arithmetic in a circular array implementation?
What problem does the array-based implementation have?
What problem does the array-based implementation have?
What is the purpose of using a circular array in the array-based implementation?
What is the purpose of using a circular array in the array-based implementation?
What is the purpose of a distance function?
What is the purpose of a distance function?
What is the name of the book recommended for further reading?
What is the name of the book recommended for further reading?
What is the approximate distance between the points (1, 2) and (6, 10)?
What is the approximate distance between the points (1, 2) and (6, 10)?
What is Euclidian distance an example of?
What is Euclidian distance an example of?
What is a distance function also known as?
What is a distance function also known as?
What is 𝑑(lion, cat) an example of?
What is 𝑑(lion, cat) an example of?
What is the time complexity of the algorithm described?
What is the time complexity of the algorithm described?
What happens when a vertex is removed from the queue?
What happens when a vertex is removed from the queue?
What is the purpose of the queue in the algorithm?
What is the purpose of the queue in the algorithm?
What happens to a vertex that has never been enqueued?
What happens to a vertex that has never been enqueued?
Why is the time complexity O(V + E) in a dense graph?
Why is the time complexity O(V + E) in a dense graph?
What is the purpose of the constant-time check-and-enqueue operation?
What is the purpose of the constant-time check-and-enqueue operation?
What is the cost of transforming the last characters of two strings in Case 3?
What is the cost of transforming the last characters of two strings in Case 3?
What is the condition for Case 3?
What is the condition for Case 3?
What is the general formula for Lev(x_i, y_j) in Case 3?
What is the general formula for Lev(x_i, y_j) in Case 3?
What is the purpose of the Levenshtein distance?
What is the purpose of the Levenshtein distance?
What is the general formula for Lev(x_i, y_j) in all cases?
What is the general formula for Lev(x_i, y_j) in all cases?
What is the condition for Case 4?
What is the condition for Case 4?
What is the cost of transforming the last characters of two strings in Case 4?
What is the cost of transforming the last characters of two strings in Case 4?
What is the general formula for Lev(x_i, y_j) in Case 4?
What is the general formula for Lev(x_i, y_j) in Case 4?
What is the value of 𝐿𝐶 when 𝐸𝐶 is maximized?
What is the value of 𝐿𝐶 when 𝐸𝐶 is maximized?
What is the relationship between 𝐸𝐶 and 𝐿𝐶?
What is the relationship between 𝐸𝐶 and 𝐿𝐶?
What is the maximal value of 𝐸𝐶& in the given scenario?
What is the maximal value of 𝐸𝐶& in the given scenario?
What is the purpose of defining 𝐿𝐶 for each event vertex 𝑣?
What is the purpose of defining 𝐿𝐶 for each event vertex 𝑣?
What is the value of 𝐸𝐶 when 𝐶 = 4 and 𝐸𝐶! = 3?
What is the value of 𝐸𝐶 when 𝐶 = 4 and 𝐸𝐶! = 3?
What is the vertex label in the diagram corresponding to 𝑣 = 2 and 𝑤 = 4?
What is the vertex label in the diagram corresponding to 𝑣 = 2 and 𝑤 = 4?
What is the relationship between 𝐸𝐶! and 𝐸𝐶& in the given scenario?
What is the relationship between 𝐸𝐶! and 𝐸𝐶& in the given scenario?
What is the purpose of maximizing 𝐸𝐶?
What is the purpose of maximizing 𝐸𝐶?
Study Notes
Queue Operations
- IsEmpty: checks if the queue is empty by checking if the head is null
- Enqueue: creates a new tail (appends at the end) by setting newTail.NextItem to null and tail.NextItem to newTail
- Dequeue: removes the head by setting result to head.Value and head to head.NextItem
Array-Based Implementation
- Uses an index to the front element and the end element
- Initializes front and end to 0
- If front == end, the queue is empty; if end == sizeOfArray, the queue is full
- To enqueue: adds item at end and increments end
- To dequeue: item is array[front], and increments front
Modular Arithmetic
- Uses modular arithmetic to solve the problem of array-based implementation
- Example: 0%5 = 0, 1%5 = 1, ..., 5%5 = 0, ...
Circular Array
- Uses front and end pointers like before and initializes them to zero
- Solves the problem of array-based implementation using modular arithmetic
Time Complexity
- Time complexity of operations depends on the implementation
- Linked list implementation: O(1) for IsEmpty, Enqueue, and Dequeue
- Array-based implementation: O(1) for IsEmpty, Enqueue, and Dequeue
Distance Function
- A distance function defines the distance between two elements in a set
- Examples: Euclidian distance, String distance (Levenshtein distance)
Levenshtein Distance
- Measures the minimum number of operations to transform one string to another
- Operations: insertion, deletion, substitution
- Cases:
- Case 1: x[i] == y[j]
- Case 2: x[i] != y[j] and x is longer than y
- Case 3: x[i] != y[j] and x is shorter than y
- Case 4: x[i] != y[j] and x and y have different lengths
- Formula: Lev(x[i], y[j]) = min(Lev(x[i-1], y[j-1]) + k, Lev(x[i-1], y[j]) + 1, Lev(x[i], y[j-1]) + 1)
Graph Traversal
- Time complexity: O(V + E)
- Component 1: constant-time dequeue and visit
- Component 2: constant-time check-and-enqueue for every adjacent vertex
Examples
- Graph traversal example with vertices and edges
- Example of calculating the maximum distance between vertices
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Learn about queue operations such as enqueue, dequeue, and checking if the queue is empty. Understand the implementation of a linked list queue.
