Data Structures Course Introduction

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What is the primary goal of a good data structure?

To allow a variety of critical operations to be performed efficiently (correct)
To reduce the number of algorithms used in a program
To reduce the execution time of an algorithm
To increase the memory space used by an algorithm

What is an algorithm?

A single, stand-alone function
A type of data structure
A step-by-step recipe for solving a problem (correct)
A method of a class

What is the purpose of a module in problem-solving?

To analyze time complexity
To organize data collection to facilitate operations (correct)
To write a complete program
To implement algorithms

What is the relationship between algorithms and data structures?

Algorithms use data structures to store and organize data (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are the three types of algorithm control structures?

Sequential, Selection, and Repetition (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the course syllabus?

To explore data structures and algorithms (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of graph is used to represent a route for an airline?

Weighted Network (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of abstraction in programming?

To separate the purpose of a module from its implementation (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of search is used in Artificial Intelligence applications?

Both a and b (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is an Abstract Data Type (ADT)?

A collection of data with specifications for operations (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of data abstraction?

The operations of data (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a graph that represents courses and their pre-requisites?

Directed Graph (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of traversing a data structure?

To access and process every data in the data structure at least once (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following data types can store only a single data?

Basic data type (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a Queue data structure?

First-In-First-Out (FIFO) (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between a Sorted linked list and an Unsorted linked list?

The order of the data in the list (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use of a Binary Tree data structure?

To search for a specific data in a large amount of data (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a Graph data structure?

A set of vertices and edges (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of functional abstraction?

Separate the purpose of a module from its implementation (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of combining data and functions into a single unit?

Encapsulation (D) Signup and view all the answers

By default, what is the access specifier of all members in a C++ class?

Private (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a destructor in a C++ class?

To free up resources (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a single instance of a C++ class?

Object (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the const keyword in a C++ function?

To ensure that a function does not modify an object's state (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a constructor in a class?

To create and initialize new instances of a class (A) Signup and view all the answers

What happens if a class does not have a constructor?

The compiler will generate a default constructor (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a default constructor and a constructor with default argument?

A default constructor has no arguments, while a constructor with default argument has at least one argument (B) Signup and view all the answers

How many constructors can a class have?

More than one, distinguished by the arguments (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a destructor?

To destroy an instance of a class when its lifetime ends (C) Signup and view all the answers

How can an instance of a class be declared?

Using the class name followed by the instance name (B) Signup and view all the answers