Practice Improving Union Operations - 6.7 | 6. Union-Find Data Structure | Design & Analysis of Algorithms - Vol 2
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What are the two main operations of the Union-Find data structure?

💡 Hint: Think about the operations that help in managing components.

Question 2

Easy

How does the find operation work?

💡 Hint: It queries the component label.

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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 main challenge with basic union operations?

  • They take constant time
  • They require scanning all elements
  • They merge components instantly

💡 Hint: Think about what happens during a merge.

Question 2

Amortized complexity refers to:

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how operations accumulate cost over time.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

You have 1,000 elements and perform 750 union operations. Analyze how union-find could handle this efficiently.

💡 Hint: Focus on the efficiency that comes with clever data structuring.

Question 2

Assuming a scenario where you frequently merge small components into a large one, explain how that impacts time complexity.

💡 Hint: Consider how the component sizes change over repeated operations.

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