Explore topic-wise MCQs in Data Structures and Algorithms.

This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Data Structures and Algorithms knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

What is the disadvantage of using splay trees?

A. height of a splay tree can be linear when accessing elements in non decreasing order.
B. splay operations are difficult
C. no significant disadvantage
D. splay tree performs unnecessary splay when a node is only being read
Answer» B. splay operations are difficult
2.

What output does the below pseudo code produces?

A. right rotation of subtree
B. left rotation of subtree
C. zig-zag operation
D. zig-zig operationView Answer
Answer» B. left rotation of subtree
3.

After the insertion operation, is the resultant tree a splay tee?

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
4.

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A. left rotation of subtree
B. zig-zag operation
C. zig-zig operation
Answer» B. zig-zag operation
5.

When we have red-black trees and AVL trees that can perform most of operations in logarithmic times, then what is the need for splay trees?

A. no there is no special usage
B. In real time it is estimated that 80% access is only to 20% data, hence most used ones must be easily available
C. redblack and avl are not upto mark
D. they are just another type of self balancing binary search trees
Answer» C. redblack and avl are not upto mark
6.

Which of the following options is an application of splay trees?

A. cache Implementation
B. networks
C. send values
D. receive values
Answer» B. networks
7.

What is a splay operation?

A. moving parent node to down of child
B. moving a node to root
C. moving root to leaf
D. removing leaf node
Answer» C. moving root to leaf
8.

Is it true that splay trees have O(logn) amortized complexity ?

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
9.

Why to prefer splay trees?

A. easier to program
B. space efficiency
C. easier to program and faster access to recently accessed items
D. quick searching
Answer» D. quick searching
10.

Which of the following property of splay tree is correct?

A. it holds probability usage of the respective sub trees
B. any sequence of j operations starting from an empty tree with h nodes atmost, takes O(jlogh) time complexity
C. sequence of operations with h nodes can take O(logh) time complexity
D. splay trees are unstable trees
Answer» C. sequence of operations with h nodes can take O(logh) time complexity
11.

What are splay trees?

A. self adjusting binary search trees
B. self adjusting binary trees
C. a tree with strings
D. a tree with probability distributions
Answer» B. self adjusting binary trees