Practice Filling the LCS Table - 43.1.3 | 43. Longest common subsequence - Part B | Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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43.1.3 - Filling the LCS Table

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What does LCS stand for?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about sequences that appear in order.

Question 2

Easy

How do we initialize the first row and column in the LCS table?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens when one sequence is empty.

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Interactive Quizzes

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

Question 1

What do we use to fill the LCS table?

  • Only previous matches
  • Cells from the same row
  • Values from up to three surrounding cells

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember the dependencies we discussed.

Question 2

True or False: The maximum value in the LCS table is always in the top left cell.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how table filling works.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Given sequences 'ABCDEF' and 'ACDF', fill the LCS table and find the longest common subsequence.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Follow the matching patterns carefully.

Question 2

Analyze what happens when two sequences are completely disjoint, such as 'XYZ' and 'ABC'.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how the absence of common elements affects filling the cells.

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