Practice Social Media Feed (9.3.4) - Apply Data Structures and Algorithms to Solve Real-World Programming Challenges
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Question 1 Easy

What is a heap?

💡 Hint: Think about how components are prioritized.

Question 2 Easy

Explain what a K-way merge does.

💡 Hint: Remember, it’s a method to merge sorted lists.

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Question 1

What data structure is primarily used for maintaining the priority of posts?

Array
Heap
Linked List

💡 Hint: Think about the structure that allows quick access to high priority.

Question 2

True or False: The K-way merge can process multiple sorted lists simultaneously.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on the merging capability of K-way processes.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a real-time social media feed algorithm that implements K-way merging with performance considerations. What data structures would you choose and why?

💡 Hint: Consider how your data structure allows for quick retrieval and insertion.

Challenge 2 Hard

Suppose you need to merge 100K sorted posts from 50 different sources. Discuss the scaling challenges and potential optimizations you would apply.

💡 Hint: Think about how to manage large data and ensure relevance.

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