Trie Data Structure Overview
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What is the primary purpose of a trie data structure?

  • To store and locate complex numbers from a set
  • To store and locate integers from a set
  • To store and locate floating-point numbers from a set
  • To store and locate keys from a set (correct)

How are the characters of a string represented in a trie?

  • Each node corresponds to a substring
  • Each node corresponds to the entire key
  • Each node corresponds to a group of characters
  • Each node corresponds to a single character (correct)

What is the significance of the level of nodes in a trie?

  • It signifies the complexity of the words stored in the trie
  • It signifies the length of the words stored in the trie
  • It signifies the frequency of the words stored in the trie
  • It signifies the position of characters within a word (correct)

What is the purpose of end-of-word nodes in a trie?

<p>To mark the conclusion of a word within the trie structure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the trie data structure efficient for storing strings with common prefixes?

<p>It does not require additional space for storing strings with common prefixes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is formed by the characters encountered along the path from the root to a leaf node in a trie?

<p>The entire word (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of using a trie data structure for storing strings?

<p>More efficient use of memory by sharing prefixes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the time complexity of the Insert method in a trie?

<p>O(m) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does a trie improve search efficiency compared to a binary tree?

<p>By reducing the depth of the tree (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Delete method in a trie?

<p>To remove a word from the trie (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the motivation behind using a trie data structure?

<p>To make the tree wider and shorter (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a real-world problem that uses the trie pattern?

<p>Autocomplete system in search engines (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the time complexity of the Search method in a trie?

<p>O(m) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a trie that makes it efficient for storing strings?

<p>Words with the same prefix share the memory area (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a problem that can be solved using the trie pattern?

<p>Counting the number of unique words in a text (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of using a trie with a fan-out equal to the number of unique values in the dataset?

<p>It makes the tree wider and shorter (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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