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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
Define a prefix code in your own words?
💡 Hint: Think about how Morse code could lead to confusion.
Question 2
Easy
What encoding method assigns shorter codes to more frequent letters?
💡 Hint: Check what Huffman coding does!
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Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What is a prefix code?
- A code where one code is a prefix of another
- A code where no code is a prefix of another
- A fixed-length coding mechanism
💡 Hint: Think about how Morse code functions.
Question 2
True or False: Huffman coding is an optimal method for generating prefix codes.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Remember what we discussed about minimizing the average code length.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Given the frequencies of letters {A: 0.5, B: 0.25, C: 0.15, D: 0.10}, design an optimal prefix coding tree and determine the expected length of encoding.
💡 Hint: Use Huffman coding principles to design your tree.
Question 2
Design a variable-length encoding system for vowels in English based on their frequencies. Show your complete coding tree.
💡 Hint: Remember to prioritize based on how often they are used.
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