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1.6.4 - Week 4: Advanced Graph Algorithms

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is an adjacency list?

💡 Hint: Think about how you can list the neighbors of a vertex.

Question 2

Easy

What does a minimum spanning tree do?

💡 Hint: Consider why this would be useful in networking.

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Interactive Quizzes

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

Question 1

What is the time complexity of Dijkstra's algorithm using a priority queue?

  • O(V^2)
  • O(E + V log V)
  • O(E log V)

💡 Hint: Remember that E is for edges and V is for vertices.

Question 2

Kruskal’s algorithm can work with graphs that have negative weight edges.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how the algorithm functions.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Given a graph with 6 vertices and 7 weighted edges, implement Dijkstra’s algorithm in code, and analyze the results.

💡 Hint: Look carefully at how edges are added and distances updated.

Question 2

Design a randomized graph with varying edge weights and demonstrate the behavior of both Prim’s and Kruskal's algorithms on it. Compare their output.

💡 Hint: Reflect on the edges added and cycles formed.

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