Which of the following hash functions is considered good for a hash table?

Practice Questions

Q1
Which of the following hash functions is considered good for a hash table?
  1. A function that always returns the same index
  2. A function that distributes keys uniformly across the table
  3. A function that uses only the first character of the key
  4. A function that is computationally expensive

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which of the following hash functions is considered good for a hash table?
  • Step 1: Understand what a hash function is. A hash function takes an input (or 'key') and produces a fixed-size string of bytes, usually a number.
  • Step 2: Know the purpose of a hash function in a hash table. It helps to quickly locate a data record given its search key.
  • Step 3: Learn about collisions. A collision happens when two different keys produce the same hash value.
  • Step 4: A good hash function should distribute keys evenly across the hash table. This means that each slot in the table should have about the same number of keys.
  • Step 5: The more evenly distributed the keys are, the fewer collisions will occur, leading to faster access times.
  • Step 6: Look for hash functions that are simple, fast, and produce a wide range of outputs to ensure good distribution.
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