Greedy Algorithms and Applications
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Which node was added to the set IN first during the while loop?

  • Node 4
  • Node 3
  • Node 2
  • Node 1 (correct)

    • What was the d-value of node 3 after the first pass of the while loop?

  • 5
  • 8
  • 3
  • 4 (correct)

    • What change occurred to the d-value of node y after the second pass of the while loop?

  • It increased to 8
  • It remained ∞
  • It remained 10
  • It decreased to 7 (correct)

    • During the while loop, which operation is used to recompute the d-values of nodes?

    <p>Minimum operation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which node was brought into the set IN last during the execution of the algorithm?

    <p>Node 2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final d-value for node y, indicating the shortest path from x?

    <p>6</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the algorithm ensure that once a node is added to IN, its d-value is not changed?

    <p>By disregarding any future updates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the path from x to y as determined by the algorithm?

    <p>x to 3 to 4 to y</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the minimum number of bits required to store each character in a fixed-length scheme for the given data?

    <p>3 bits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many bits are used for the character 'c' in the given encoding scheme?

    <p>4 bits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does JPEG stand for?

    <p>Joint Photographic Experts Group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the total storage requirement in bits when using the variable-length encoding scheme provided in Example 2?

    <p>108,500 bits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of JPEG compression?

    <p>To transmit images efficiently over the Internet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is true regarding the variable-length encoding presented?

    <p>It decodes without the need for backtracking or guessing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process occurs before Huffman encoding in JPEG compression?

    <p>Color value averaging</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of compression does lossy JPEG represent?

    <p>Some data is lost during the compression process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the example using variable-length codes, what character does the sequence '101' represent?

    <p>g</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes a prefix code?

    <p>No character's code can be a prefix of another code.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During JPEG compression, which component is given more detail?

    <p>Luminance data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to higher-frequency variations during the JPEG compression process?

    <p>They are lost due to quantization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the advantage of using a variable-length encoding scheme over a fixed-length scheme?

    <p>It provides a unique decoding process without backtracking.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is stored in a JPEG image file besides the compressed data?

    <p>Information to reverse the compression process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many instances of the character 'k' are there in the original data set based on the given frequency?

    <p>5,000 instances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does quantization involve in the JPEG compression process?

    <p>Rounding the results of frequency data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the time complexity of the algorithm demonstrated through proof by induction?

    <p>Θ(n^2)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following encoding schemes uses 8 bits per character?

    <p>ASCII</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a limitation of the ASCII encoding scheme?

    <p>It can only represent 256 unique characters.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one main advantage of using variable-length character encoding?

    <p>Less storage space required for frequently occurring characters.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what situation is it best to use a variable-length encoding scheme?

    <p>When the contents of the file are not frequently changed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is represented by the expression (n - 1)n / 2?

    <p>The sum of the first n natural numbers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when a fixed number of bits is used for character encoding in terms of unique characters?

    <p>It limits the number of unique characters that can be represented.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it necessary to have longer sequences in variable-length character encoding?

    <p>For characters that occur less frequently.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the greedy-choice property of the algorithm guarantee?

    <p>The shortest path to every node in IN is always found by choosing the node with the minimum distance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the base case of the induction proof, how is d[x] defined?

    <p>It is set to 0, representing the path from x to itself.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes the process when adding node p to IN?

    <p>Node p is selected based on having the next shortest path according to d[p].</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the time complexity of the while loop throughout the algorithm?

    <p>It executes in quadratic time complexity, Θ(n²).</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the proposed linked list approach affect the algorithm's efficiency?

    <p>It eliminates the need for sequential checks of all nodes not in IN.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement is true about the weight of the arc z-p in the proof?

    <p>The weight of the z-p arc is nonnegative, ensuring valid distance comparisons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the combined time complexity of the initialization and output writing in the algorithm?

    <p>Θ(n)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the analysis of workload within the algorithm, which part is emphasized for requiring the most operations?

    <p>The for loop that examines the d and s arrays requires significant operations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when x or y are at the same level as p and q in a tree structure?

    <p>They can be interchanged without affecting E(T).</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of optimal trees, what does the sum $f(x) + f(y)$ represent?

    <p>The frequency of a leaf node.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is tree T' formed from tree T in the given context?

    <p>By adding a new interior node for the leaf frequencies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between E(T) and E(B) as established in the content?

    <p>E(T) is less than or equal to E(B).</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the relationship $E(B') = E(B) + f(x) + f(y)$ imply?

    <p>The frequencies of x and y increase the expected value of E(B).</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is established about T' in relation to B'?

    <p>T' is optimally equal to B'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final structure formed when repeatedly splitting sums and dropping down children?

    <p>A Huffman tree.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What application of Huffman codes is mentioned in the content?

    <p>Standardized image compression for photographs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Greedy Algorithms

    • A greedy algorithm is an optimization technique where, at each step, the best available option is chosen based on the current information.
    • The goal is a global optimum, though not all greedy approaches lead to global optimums.
    • Greedy approaches require proving they satisfy the greedy choice property: each greedy choice is part of an optimal solution.

    Dijkstra's Algorithm

    • Used for finding the shortest paths in a weighted graph with non-negative weights.
    • A graph consists of nodes and arcs (connections) with weighted arcs (carrying some numerical value, denoting a weight).
    • Dijkstra's algorithm uses a set IN of nodes and maintains the shortest distance from a source node x to those nodes in the current set, using only nodes already in IN.
    • The algorithm is greedy because, at each step, the shortest distance for a non-included node is chosen to be added to IN.
    • The algorithm never reconsiders past choices.

    Huffman Encoding

    • A character data encoding scheme that allows storing frequently occurring characters in fewer bits.
    • Useful for data compression, especially for archival data that seldom changes.
    • Huffman encoding involves creating a binary tree based on character frequencies (lower frequency characters receive longer binary representations).
    • Each character in the tree gets a unique prefix code. Codes are constructed so that no code is a prefix of another code; this prevents ambiguity during decoding.

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