Practice Social Media Feed - 9.3.4 | 9. Apply Data Structures and Algorithms to Solve Real-World Programming Challenges | Data Structure
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a heap?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how components are prioritized.

Question 2

Easy

Explain what a K-way merge does.

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

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

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

  • Array
  • Heap
  • Linked List

πŸ’‘ 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

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on the merging capability of K-way processes.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

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

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how your data structure allows for quick retrieval and insertion.

Question 2

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

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how to manage large data and ensure relevance.

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