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What is the digit analysis method?

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In the digit analysis method, the index is formed by extracting, and then manipulating, specific digits from the key.

The ____________ is the maximum percentage occupancy allowed in the hash table before it is resized.

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The division method is not very effective when dealing with an unknown set of key values.

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Why is deletion from an open addressing implementation a problem?

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In hashing, elements are stored in a hash table, with their location in the table determined by a ______.

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The situation where two elements or keys map to the same location in the table is called a collision.

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The _____________ method and the mid-square method may also be effectively used with strings by manipulating the binary representations of the characters in the string.

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In the shift folding method, the parts of the key are _______ together to create the index.

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What are linear probing, quadratic probing, and double hashing?

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Java provides a hashcode method for all objects.

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The ______ method for handling collisions looks for another open position in the table other than the one to which the element is originally hashed.

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The division method is very effective when dealing with an ______ set of key values.

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The length-dependent method and the mid-square method must not be used with strings.

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In hashing, elements are stored in a hash table, with their location in the table determined by a hashing function.

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The situation where two elements or keys map to the same location in the table is called a __________.

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What is the load factor and how does it affect table size?

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The open addressing method for handling collisions looks for another open position in the table other than the one to which the element is originally hashed.

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Extraction involves using _________ of the element's value or key to compute the location at which to store the element.

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The chaining method for handling __________ simply treats the hash table conceptually as a table of collections rather than as a table of individual cells.

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In hashing, elements are stored in a hash table, with their _________ in the table determined by a hashing function.

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