22.6 - Historical Context of Huffman Coding
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Who is the father of information theory?
💡 Hint: Think about the person recognized for developing the foundations of how we understand data.
What does Huffman's algorithm primarily aim to optimize?
💡 Hint: Consider what efficiency means in terms of encoding.
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Who developed the Huffman coding algorithm?
💡 Hint: Remember the last name associated directly with the coding process.
True or False: Huffman coding can produce suboptimal results.
💡 Hint: Consider what makes Huffman coding unique.
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Given the characters X(1), Y(2), Z(3) with frequencies of {1, 2, 3}, construct a Huffman tree and explain the encoding process.
💡 Hint: Focus on the step-by-step process of merging frequencies.
Discuss the limitations of using Shannon and Fano’s encoding approach in terms of performance compared to Huffman's.
💡 Hint: Compare the nature of their approaches directly focusing on efficiency.
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